Berghia nudibranch

brett559

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Where is the best place online to buy Berghia Nudibranch? I don't see them on liveaquaria and my local stores don't carry it. There are a few sites that sell it, Reeftown and Salty Underground. Any recommendations? I'd like to see if they can combat some aiptasia. How many should I get? I have a 90 gallon tank.

Thanks!
 
Salty seems to be a fine retailer but don't get too many...the Berghia only eat aiptasia...when it's gone they will die.
 
I got mine from Inland Aquatics. Inland is superb and I highly recommend them. Berghia are expensive and you need to get 3-4 at a minimum. You really want them to breed so that their offspring will be able to clean up anything the first generation missed. One note: turn off all flow except the return lines for 2+ hours upon adding the Berghia. They need little to no flow to get established.


In my experience, Berghia work very well. But they are not 100% guaranteed to eliminate aiptasia. In one tank, the Berghia ate all the aiptasia and I didn't have any new aip for months. All the Berghia in the DT died. It's impossible to get them out (IMO) and they only eat aiptasia. A few months ago I moved the rock around and voila, new aiptasia. So it might not be a permanent fix and you might need more Berghia at some point.

But they are very easy to breed, so if you have a good supply of aiptasia, you can make your money back (provided you find someone who will pay for your stock) and/or keep a steady supply. I would recommend a separate tank, like a 10 gal if you wanted to go that route. But you need a steady stream of aiptasia. I setup 2 10 gal tanks, 1 for aiptasia and 1 for Berghia. Then I have myself a constant supply of Berghia.
 
I personally would recommend saltyunderground. I have purchased corals from them and actually been at their location to pick them up. Good stock and everything was healthy. Email them through their website and they will respond with compatibility as I'm not real sure if the shrimp will eat them.
 
Salty underground did well for me. Bought 5, received 6, and it took 4 months for their numbers to overcome the Aptasia population in my 60 cube. Infestation level was very high, must have been more than a few hundred that were visible. Haven't seen one, either nudi or Aptasia since and that was almost a year ago.
 
As far as I know peppermint shrimp are the ones that ate aiptasia for me. I had to buy like 8 of them to get 2 to eat aiptasia. They WILL survive after eating the aiptasia which was a plus for me. They also do some cool things and add some awesomeness to your tank.
 
You might also check your local CL. I got mine from someone on there for about $8/berghie. You'll likely want to get at least 5 or 6.
 
+1 on Salty. Added about 6-8 to my tank. After a while also added 2 pep shrimp. The Berghia are near impossible to find even at night and they are nocturnal. I am quite sure my tank is not aiptasia free but I can't see any. :-)
 
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