berghia order

Most people who buy berghia from us want to eliminate aiptasia from their tanks in a reasonable amount of time because the aiptasia population is exploding and, in many cases, stinging and killing corals.

The breeding part is important to some people because it will continue to populate their tank until the problem is completely solved.
 
I wonder how hard it would be to capture these after they have done their job. If it's doable, folks should try and pass (sell, whatever) these on when the little buggers have done their job...... Minimize death as much as possible.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6874307#post6874307 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by saltyunderground
The breeding part is important to some people because it will continue to populate their tank until the problem is completely solved.
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<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6874393#post6874393 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by captbunzo
I wonder how hard it would be to capture these after they have done their job. If it's doable, folks should try and pass (sell, whatever) these on when the little buggers have done their job...... Minimize death as much as possible.
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This was the reason why I was so reluctant to get them. We ordered 20 (21 with me) of them and they are all bound to need a good home over time if we can recover them. I also only ordered 2 because I wanted them to breed, or I would have only gotten one. I have a large amount of aiptasia in my tank, and they are mostly large. These two should be fine in my tank for a long time and should breed at least once. This will increase my chances of recovering them if not more of them to pass on to the next person.

Hey saltyunderground, If we are able to recover them after the problem is solved, can we ship them back for partial credit? ;) :D
 
There is a good chance you may see some of them in time to collect them. Give them to your freinds and fellow reefers.

Their life span is about 6 months give or take (this can be debated because there has been no research done on their life span that I am aware of). Their most productive egg laying is at the age you have right now.
 
How old are they when you ship them, typically? And in good tank conditions, how often will they breed? What kind of expectation can you have for keeping them alive?

I think, from what I have read about them this afternoon, that breeding them may be best accomplished by siphoning out eggs and placing them in a seperate tank. Betcha that a standard 10G tank and sponge filter would be appropriate for this.

And if you had enough Aiptasia in your tank, you could just harvest some from there to feed to the babies, though I do remember reading that babies need small food to eat.

Just a thought.
 
They are about 6 weeks old when they ship. That's from egg layed to laying eggs themselves. It can vary a little. They are about 6 week old when we ship them.

Assuming good water conditions and if they can find each other in your tank, they can breed and lay eggs every day or two.

The success of hatching the eggs can vary for each tank. Yes they have to have very small food to eat. You can remove the egg strands and place them in a holding container.

Although Anthony Calfo's info is a little dated, it is still the best info available on how to raise berghia.
 
Thanks to all that ordered. I hope they do the job they are supposed to. Please, if you have time, thank Lisa and kevin at Salty underground for their great product. I will probably be ordering again soon If the infestation continues. I have a few more tanks to cover.

dustin and debbie
 
Also, folks, please report your various levels of success here, please. I'd love to know how fast how many of these go through the stuff in your tanks, etc.
 
I just hope that the one I got stays alive and can at least eliminate part of my aiptasia problem. After acclimation it almost immediately hid.

I have used joe`s juice time and time again only to have them come back in vengence. I have one rock that is impossible to get all them dosed. I think that`s why they keep coming back. It really is getting out of hand, hence the reason I ordered one. I sure don`t have to worry about 1 starving in my tank :D.. kinda wish I had ordered 2 now LOL.
 
Well, mine didn't make it through the night. He started on an aiptasia when I put him in the tank, but today I foud him next to the same aiptasia completely bleached out and dead. I guess I will just buy some more when another member gets rid of their problem.
 
After about 5 minutes, mine went from the top of the rock to under a rock, and I haven't seen them since. I haven't noticed any missing aiptasia, either. They might be munching the small, tender ones hiding behind the rocks. Luckily, I don't have any known predators in my display. 2 Chromis that didn't pay attention to them when I added them, no more than 10 hermits, 2 Astrea snails, and a bunch of Illyanassa obsoleta snails.
 
How are these working out? I know some people who desperately need a few... anyone know where to get a few?
 
I didn't order off this order but four of them cleared out my 58 in a few months. You never see them hardly after putting them in they just quietly munch away out of sight. Dr Foster and Smith is selling them now. I can't recall where I got mine.
 
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7511122#post7511122 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Bishop
How are these working out? I know some people who desperately need a few... anyone know where to get a few?
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After the second day, I never saw mine again. But I also had large aiptasia. I would zap them when I saw them and could reach them. Eventually I got 4 peppermint shrimp and have two left. I only have about 3-5 aiptasia left. But since I never saw them actually eat the aiptasia, I don't know who did more damage; me, berghia, or peppermint shrimp
 
Anybody know if using a 2 gallon hex tank (one of petsmart cheapies) would be effecient in starting an aptasia culture? I'd like a couple berghia in my tank but unless I was able to keep enough food for em it would be pointless. How would aptasia's do in a setup without the best of water quality? lighting? any thoughts people?
 
Actually, berghia are voracious eaters. You might actually need a 10g tank to culture enough of them. Especially if you planned on breeding them. When I get some extra time, I'll try to find a link. But in the Advanced Topics section you should be able to find a Berghia breeding project thread that covers all the issues.
 
I had found a website on breeding the little bugger but for the life of me I can't remember where it's at. I'm not really considering breeding them, I'd just like a couple, if they do breed than just more livestock to donate to COMAS. While we're on the topic of nudis, anybody else have any problems with there lettuce nudi's jumping down the drain tube of the overflow and into there sumps or refugiums? I've had to pull my little bugger out of there so often and he never listens when I scold him.
 
Nudibranchs of various kinds tend to have a wierd attraction to suicide. Powerheads, overflows, pumps, etc seem to draw them in like a magnet. It's nothing unusual, but definitely one of the largest risks of keeping nudibranchs.
 
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