Berghia Nudibranch

[AZBigJohn]

Anyone have one or two the want to sell? My 30 gallon tank is just getting ahead of me with the aptasia. I had been keeping up with it with Aptasia X, but now it is in the cracks and crevices of the rock, where I can't easily disassemble to rock. I have tried peppermint shrimp, but they will only go after aptasia if they cannot find anything else.

One or two online seems to cost more for shipping than the critters.

 

[Arizonah13]

Do you still have peppermints (or any wrasses for that matter) in your tank? I have a few berghia in my tank - still working on the last few aiptasia (I have to keep relocating them near the nems). Once those last aips are gone - providing I can find the buggers, I'd gladly give as many as I can to you. If you still have the peppermints or wrasses, though, the berghia will just become a tasty snack.

If you have any neat zoa/paly frags, I wouldn't mind that one bit.

I live in North East Phoenix - once I have them, I'd need you to meet me/pick them up fairly quickly. Stay tuned

 

[AZBigJohn]

That would be excellent. That tank has no shrimp or wrasses, in it.

I am sure I could find a zoa/paly frag for you! I live NW Phoenix, so let me know!

 

[Arizonah13]

That would be excellent. That tank has no shrimp or wrasses, in it.

I am sure I could find a zoa/paly frag for you! I live NW Phoenix, so let me know!

I'm going to give the little guys one more night/day in my tank - I've been waiting for them to get an aiptasia off one of my frags - if they don't, I'm just going to pull the frag out and remove it myself. I'll try to grab as many as I can find tomorrow night - can you pick up Friday? I'm sure they're getting pretty hungry. Preferably in the morning since I'll just put them in a little cup. Let me know!

 

[Arizonah13]

Hey Guys, I was able to give John 3 hungry little berghias this morning. I'm going to go berghia hunting again tonight - if anyone needs some (and is willing to drive to my side of town (NE Phoenix) to pick them up AND do it in the morning), let me know.

 

[AZBigJohn]

Thanks again, Carolyn. It was nice to meet you.

 

[Arizonah13]

Thanks again, Carolyn. It was nice to meet you.

Likewise! I hope they make a nice dent in your aips!

 

[Arizonah13]

I think I'm pretty much out of berghia. They did do an AMAZING job on my aiptasia forest though.

Here are my recommendations:

Order a LOT. Don't bother getting the more expensive 1/2" ones (breeding/egg laying size) - if you have pods in your tank (who doesn't?), the egg strands will get eaten. Plus, on my second batch (yep, I ordered TWICE - about 5 weeks apart), I only ordered the 1/4" size, and they were all larger than that anyway. Plus they grow SO fast.

If you order through Salty Underground, ask Lisa if you can get a quantity discount and/or a few extra thrown in - that's assuming you order 10+. I ordered 8 originally (half 1/4", half 1/2") - they made a dent, but they dwindled... probably because I wasn't checking my back chambers for wayward travelers. The second batch wiped out the rest (or at least the vast VAST majority), but I was pulling stragglers out of my back chambers every single night.

Do they work? You bet your sweet arse.
Are they pricey? You bet your sweet arse.

I'd recommend a group buy (wish I would have done that - instead I ordered corals to help lessen the shipping pain x2 - for what it's worth, the corals they sent were GREAT)

If anyone has any questions, let me know. I'm not an expert, but I can at least pass along some of my experience. I kinda miss seeing the little critters crawling around, but I DON'T miss seeing those darn aiptasia!