Reef Chard Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Looking for at least 2 berghia nudibranchs. Please shoot me a PM. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Just now, Reef Chard said: Looking for at least 2 berghia nudibranchs. Please shoot me a PM. Thanks! How large is your tank? Unless it is a nano tank, you'll need more than two nudibranchs to successfully hunt and breed. My tank is 90 gallons and I needed at least a dozen nudibranchs to have an impact on a moderate aiptasia infestation. It took them 2 to 3 months to clear it up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reef Chard Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 My tank is a 45 gallon AIO and the display portion is probably close to 30-35 gallons. I also have a melanurus wrasse that I'm afraid will eat them. I've considered getting some peppermint shrimp but I have a lot of softies and LPS that I'm afraid they'll pick at. The aiptasia population is starting to get out of hand. I've used so much aiptasia-X but they seem to keep spreading Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuncrestReef Posted October 9, 2020 Share Posted October 9, 2020 Just now, Reef Chard said: My tank is a 45 gallon AIO and the display portion is probably close to 30-35 gallons. I also have a melanurus wrasse that I'm afraid will eat them. I've considered getting some peppermint shrimp but I have a lot of softies and LPS that I'm afraid they'll pick at. The aiptasia population is starting to get out of hand. I've used so much aiptasia-X but they seem to keep spreading Yes, the wrasse will be a problem. The first time I had an aiptasia outbreak I used a dozen nudibranchs and they cleared it up in a few months. But then a year later I had another outbreak, but this time I had a wrasse in the tank and it picked off the new nudibranchs I ordered pretty quickly. I ended up getting a pair of peppermint shrimp from a local reefer so I knew the shrimp had a proven track record of eating aiptasia. My tank is mixed SPS & LPS, and the shrimp have not damaged any of my corals, but they have done an excellent job keeping the aiptasia under control, even faster than the nudibranchs ever did. I feed my fish LRS Reef Frenzy frozen food, and the shrimp will always grab a few bites each day, so I think that's partially why they don't bother the soft corals or LPS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reef Chard Posted October 9, 2020 Author Share Posted October 9, 2020 If I end up not being able to find nudibranchs, I'll probably give peppermint shrimp a go. If I get some I'll try keeping them well fed. Although they'll have plenty of aiptasia to munch on for a while Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunpeal Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 I have multiple in my tank, keep tabs on me. I'm be out of town for a bit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reef Chard Posted October 10, 2020 Author Share Posted October 10, 2020 When will you be back in town? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadAShark Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 I’m also culturing some myself, but have had some delays in growing my culture. I am not certain when, but I should have some berghia coming available in a few weeks. My suspicion is that my adult berghia are outeating their young (as I am feeding manually), causing few of them to develop. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 6 hours ago, LadAShark said: I’m also culturing some myself, but have had some delays in growing my culture. I am not certain when, but I should have some berghia coming available in a few weeks. My suspicion is that my adult berghia are outeating their young (as I am feeding manually), causing few of them to develop. Yeah, my daughter and I sure tried. We had a heck of a time keeping them fed. Hope you have a good aptasia supply, they are voracious! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadAShark Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 (edited) 10 minutes ago, TheClark said: Yeah, my daughter and I sure tried. We had a heck of a time keeping them fed. Hope you have a good aptasia supply, they are voracious! Yeah they are very voracious! They eat at a ridiculous rate. I have a ton of eggs but haven’t had any visible young yet. The plan is to leave a bunch of eggs alone together with some aiptasia without any adults around for a few weeks and see what happens. Have heard that that’s what some breeders do. Edited October 11, 2020 by LadAShark 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheClark Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 11 hours ago, LadAShark said: Yeah they are very voracious! They eat at a ridiculous rate. I have a ton of eggs but haven’t had any visible young yet. The plan is to leave a bunch of eggs alone together with some aiptasia without any adults around for a few weeks and see what happens. Have heard that that’s what some breeders do. That's awesome, post pics of the cute/ugly little guys, looking forward to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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