Hi folks.
So I’ve been battling hair algae for months now and I decided to get a dolabella sea hare. The first one I temp acclimated for 15 mins and drip acclimated for 45 minutes. The second I temp acclimated for 30 mins and let it drip acclimate for a whole hour. Both were dead within two days of putting them into my tank. Is it possible my pistol shrimp is killing them or am I doing something wrong in acclimating them to my tank? My LFS keeps their salinity super low (1.019) and I keep my tank at 1.026. Alk is 8.5, calcium 450, nitrate 2.5, phos 0.03, temp 78, mag 1500, ph 8.15. I really want one of these guys to help me with this hair algae problem but I can’t seem to keep them alive. Any advice would be appreciated. I definitely don’t want to kill another one.
So I’ve been battling hair algae for months now and I decided to get a dolabella sea hare. The first one I temp acclimated for 15 mins and drip acclimated for 45 minutes. The second I temp acclimated for 30 mins and let it drip acclimate for a whole hour. Both were dead within two days of putting them into my tank. Is it possible my pistol shrimp is killing them or am I doing something wrong in acclimating them to my tank? My LFS keeps their salinity super low (1.019) and I keep my tank at 1.026. Alk is 8.5, calcium 450, nitrate 2.5, phos 0.03, temp 78, mag 1500, ph 8.15. I really want one of these guys to help me with this hair algae problem but I can’t seem to keep them alive. Any advice would be appreciated. I definitely don’t want to kill another one.