Death of a Aptasia

[kryppy]

Early in the day this aptasia I had recently cut down the middle was minding its own affairs.

Later its luck ran out.

This guy must have got a whiff.

So did this guy.

ATTACK!!

 

[kryppy]

Yum yum

Oh NO!! Trouble for the little guy....

....Or is it?

Watch him slide out. Is this guy Teflon or what?? Can't touch this.

Running scared.

 

[ADA33]

Love it!!!!!

 

[kryppy]

Nah, still hungry.

Short break.

Back for more.

 

[kryppy]

Hey, that was good.

Haven't I seen you somewhere before??

Lets mate.

You stay over there junior.

 

[DarthBaiter]

wow... nice shots. The blue one is real purty.

p.s. Is that the arms of a starfish in the back?

 

[kryppy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8447771#post8447771 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DarthBaiter
wow... nice shots. The blue one is real purty.

p.s. Is that the arms of a starfish in the back?

Thanks. I'm not sure what is up with that blue. Must be from the flash somehow.
That is a tiny serpent star who lived in one of the rocks I threw in there. I only had seen his tiny arms sticking out before this. I'm not sure how he climbed up to the top.
In some of the other pictures I swear it is eating the aptasia also!
Maybe he is getting a brine shrimp from inside the aptasia.

 

[romunov]

Who made those nice egg masses?

 

[Snakebyt]

wow, i need to get a few of those

 

[DarthBaiter]

It does look like it's getting it's share of kicks in...LoL, especially in the "Back for More" shot.

 

[plandy]

Awesome pics! Nice :thumbsup:

 

[Tang Salad]

Sweet action pics.

Arthur Miller would be proud.

 

[skeeter-doc]

looks great YGPM

 

[jarhed]

BEST POST EVER!!!!

Now, I gotta get me some of those bad boys, there is a buffet waiting for them in my tank (a couple tiny ones and one huge one).

 

[SuperNerd]

Yeah this was a good post.
Nice clear shots too...and the berghia who came back after almost getting eaten was funny. :lmao:

 

[DouglasTiede]

Do all Nudis eat Aptasia? I have a HUGE aptasia problem and
pepermint shrimp sure do not do the trick!

 

[SuperNerd]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8451307#post8451307 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DouglasTiede
Do all Nudis eat Aptasia? I have a HUGE aptasia problem and
pepermint shrimp sure do not do the trick!

No, "berghia" is what eats them (although I believe the name has "officially" changed many people in the hobby continue to refer to these particular nudibranchs as "berghia").

 

[kryppy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8451307#post8451307 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by DouglasTiede
Do all Nudis eat Aptasia? I have a HUGE aptasia problem and
pepermint shrimp sure do not do the trick!

Nope, nearly every nudi has only one specific thing they eat.

I have some zoanthid eating nudis that look almost identical.
I am tempted to try and cross breed them, but the resulting monster would be bad news.

Here is a link to read more about the good guys:
http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=aeolstep

 

[kryppy]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8450185#post8450185 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by jarhed


BEST POST EVER!!!!

Now, I gotta get me some of those bad boys, there is a buffet waiting for them in my tank (a couple tiny ones and one huge one).

Thanks.

A couple tiny ones and a big one aren't even a snack for these guys!!

The four of them ate 40 in about a week! Some were pretty big and they were still small.

 

[SuperNerd]

kryppy: In your experience, what are some potential predators of the eggs, juveniles, and adults?