Berghia Nudibranch

[Tebonus]

I am planning on buying some Berghia Nudibranches to take care of some aiptasia. Anyone local (Indinapolis/Greenwood) have any that are starving or at least for sale. I've seen them at Inland aquatics but I would prefer not to make the trip. Is there any store in town that carries them? I'm also considering ordering from salty underground if anyone wants to split the shipping with me. $15/piece + $4 box + $22-30 overnight shipping.

Travis

 

[aquagurl]

Paradise Reef is getting some in today and will be available tomorrow. They even have a "buy back" so they don't starve and die when they are done with the aiptasia.

Paradise Reef
7631 Southeastern Ave Suite A
Indianapolis, IN
United States
317-443-4121

 

[Tebonus]

Thanks for the tip

 

[nano_angel]

these guys are very small if u have any kinda of good flow in ur tank they are not going to be able to control where they go and u probably will not see them again after u put them in ur system . if u just have a few aptasia then joes juice is good. if u have alot try a copperband butterfly.

 

[ParadiseReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11092147#post11092147 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nano_angel
these guys are very small if u have any kinda of good flow in ur tank they are not going to be able to control where they go and u probably will not see them again after u put them in ur system . if u just have a few aptasia then joes juice is good. if u have alot try a copperband butterfly.

The problem with the copperband as well as all other "aiptasia eaters" is that there's no guarantee that they will eat aiptasia. Plus there's the problem that if you get one of them to eat it and they eradicate it, they then have a tendency to move on to your soft corals. The nudibranch's are small and can get blown around in a high flow environment. They are nocturnal, though, so it is recomended that you reduce your flow at night so they can do their thing... eat aiptasia.

 

[Tebonus]

I've tried the copperband and he didn't do much of anything for me. I thought about getting another, but I don't have room for anymore fish right now since I'm scaling things back. I thought I might as well give the nudibranch a try because I'm not able to keep up with things with the Joe's Juice.