Blue Velvet Slug

[mndfreeze]

Anyone know where I can get one? Only place I've found I can order it online is blue zoo aquatics and the shipping is more then the damn slug is. I can't justify 25 bucks.

 

[Orangetruck94]

VERY cool slug but hard to take care of!
Do you have a flat worm problem?

 

[PHXReefGuy]

blue velvet nudi

blue velvet nudi

ATR had some come in April 1, I think.
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=164566&id=87061596115&ref=mf

 

[mndfreeze]

Sweeeeet. Today is ATR trip day I guess. Yeah, I have pesky little harmless flatworms but they are multiplying to fast and a six line isn't an option for my nano.

 

[PHXReefGuy]

They also have "limited availability on berghia nudi's"
One place to get aiptasia and flatworm problem under control.

 

[mndfreeze]

Lucky me I have NEVER had an atpasia in my system yet. trying to keep it that way!

 

[mndfreeze]

They are out of stock.

 

[Orangetruck94]

I had one and it CLEANED house!! After a week I didnt see 1 flat worm in my 40 gal. I had to trade it in tho, no more flat worms no more food

 

[mndfreeze]

The velvet slug is cool enough tyhat I would deny it access to my back chambers/fuge area to keep growing these little flatworms if I could.

 

[Orangetruck94]

The velvet slug is cool enough tyhat I would deny it access to my back chambers/fuge area to keep growing these little flatworms if I could.

Awww very smart/cool!!!

 

[mndfreeze]

I love wierd stuff. If I could find half of what I wanted I'd have no fish, and all wierd inverts. Sadly I'm limited to the common stuff found in the trade as well as the pricetag.

 

[Kataro]

Mndfreeze what invert do you have in mind that you want? When I upgrade from my 29g to a bigger tank, I'm planning to transform my 29g into a refugium type w/ weird inverts =D

 

[mndfreeze]

There are a lot of awesome nudibranch's and various snails/slugs out there. Most are near impossible to keep which sucks, others are just a pain to find. Specific diets or predation on other tank mates. I pretty much can't / won't buy most crabs because most will try to eat their roommates.

Most of my issues are compatibility or husbandry issues. I like (and can order) bongo shrimp for example but they only eat brittle stars which makes them a pain to keep.

Popcorn shrimp are also pretty snazzy. Also some cool sponge hosting pistol shrimp (they are tinnnnnyy)

Pretty much I whore myself around the invert forums daily looking for wierd things people find, usually as hitchhikers, then try to track it down if I can. Most are labled as pests though.

 

[Kataro]

lol I just bought an anemone shrimp at Aquatouch! These guys are so cool, they hang around anemone or ricordea.

What invert do you have now? Me I have

Sexy Shrimps
Anemone Cleaner Shrimp
Pom Pom Crab
Pistol Shrimp
Porcelain Crab
Cleaner...
Acropora Crab
and hopefully Harlequin shrimps soon.

 

[mndfreeze]

Currently I have a list similar to yours.

12G nano
3 sexy shrimp
porcelain crab
pom pom crab (with massive nems!)
cleaner shrimp
candy cane pistol shrimp
high fin goby
firefish
1 hard tube large duster, 1 soft tube large duster

Do you have a large acro for the acro crab? I wanted to get one but people seem back and forth on how they do without large colonies

 

[Kataro]

yea I have a relatively "big" colony, it's 5-6" across. As my frags grow out I will get more acro crab.. I want one for each acro.

I also have a coco worm but might sell him since I dont think I can feed the tank enough to keep him happy.

 

[Kataro]

are you into keep macroalgae? Aquatouch got this incredible macro algae in one of their tank, it's purple / red / green and just really cool..... Im gonna get on their wish list to get when they finally cut it

 

[mndfreeze]

I have cheato and calupera in my back first chamber I changed into a fuge. My tank is so small and sooooo full of rockwork I have a hard time finding spots for corals, let alone macro I want in the display.

If I found the right kind I might go for it though. Next time I hit AT I'll have to look for that macro you're talking about!

I tried to get pets inc to order the velvet slug for me but I was told to call monday and talk to andy. I really wish pets inc had more inverts. They have a nice selection of fish and frags but always light on the inverts.

 

[Kataro]

Yea I'm waiting on Andy too =( need him to get me my harlies!

Yea you'll immediately see that macroalgae... it's in the tank where they pretty have a bunch of macroalgae. Its like the last row and its the tank on top. I've never seen anything like it before.

 

[mndfreeze]

Hey, take a pic of your new anemone shrimp. I was thinking abuot buying one of those a while back when I saw one at ATR.