Anyone know where I can find Berghia Nudibranches locally?

[Lucky Lefty]

Been hunting for Berghia Nudibranches to eat up the aiptasia population in my tank.
don't like ordering livestock online so I'm trying to find them in the NJ area.
Any ideas?

 

[RainbowReefer]

I recall seeing them at absolutely Fish in clifton.

 

[Lucky Lefty]

Thanks, I'll pop in if I'm in the area.

 

[Lucky Lefty]

I had a chance to stop by absolutely fish this past week. I can confirm that they do carry berghia nudibranches. First time I've seen them in person and I must say they are one of the tiniest creatures you will ever put in your tank. That being said they are $20 each so I passed on them. I did however find an incredibly healthy, actively hunting, eating copperband butterfly and took him home with me.

 

[firemountain]

I had a chance to stop by absolutely fish this past week. I can confirm that they do carry berghia nudibranches. First time I've seen them in person and I must say they are one of the tiniest creatures you will ever put in your tank. That being said they are $20 each so I passed on them. I did however find an incredibly healthy, actively hunting, eating copperband butterfly and took him home with me.

I was eyeing up that Copperband Butterfly myself recently. Looked nice and healthy. How is it doing.....is it eating aiptasia?

I have been fighting a small amount of aiptasia, and $20 bucks for a Berghia is expensive. I'd rather spend the $$$ on the Copperband.

 

[Lucky Lefty]

I was eyeing up that Copperband Butterfly myself recently. Looked nice and healthy. How is it doing.....is it eating aiptasia?

I have been fighting a small amount of aiptasia, and $20 bucks for a Berghia is expensive. I'd rather spend the $$$ on the Copperband.

They guy wasn't even aware they had this one. He had showed me 3 others that weren't eating, and I decided to look around before I left as I didn't want to waste the trip.
I found this one in a tank closer to the coral tanks and the guy was actually really surprised he was there.
He is doing incredible. I spray a shot of mysis in the tank and he's right in the crowd gobbling up pieces of shrimp.
He has also decimated a large amount of the small aiptasia in the sand bed and has eaten 5 or 6 large aiptasia on one of my big rocks.
Feel like I really lucked out.

 

[firemountain]

They guy wasn't even aware they had this one. He had showed me 3 others that weren't eating, and I decided to look around before I left as I didn't want to waste the trip.
I found this one in a tank closer to the coral tanks and the guy was actually really surprised he was there.
He is doing incredible. I spray a shot of mysis in the tank and he's right in the crowd gobbling up pieces of shrimp.
He has also decimated a large amount of the small aiptasia in the sand bed and has eaten 5 or 6 large aiptasia on one of my big rocks.
Feel like I really lucked out.

Congrats!! I saw that fish in that tank. The only thing that prevented me from buying him was that was leaving for vacation the next day, and was not prepared monitor him regularly as well as doing TTM on him. I only bought some corals and threw them in my QT. Great fish!!

 

[jamesonkh]

I am not local to you, but have some Berghia to trade - can send via USPS - thanks!

 

[bobafett]

Ocean Gallery on Rt22 also has berghia from time to time. I mail ordered my berghia because it was cheaper since I put 20 of them in a heavily infested 180 gallon tank but I didn't notice a single aiptasia gone in over 6 months. I eventually added 3 copperbands and they wiped them out in less than two months. Avoid the filefish route. I also tried them but they were more interested in eating my coral and didn't even touch the aiptasia.