Velvet Nudibranch care

[Chaddiusmaximus]

How about a conversations about the care of Velvet Nudibranch?

I understand that velvet nudibranch eat only flatworms. And will die when the flatworms population gets low.

But what about care of the velvet nud? Assume an unlimited supply of Flatworms.

There are many questions. Lets start with two and add as they come up! The goal being good info; to make us all better.

A low flow tanks is needed. True or false ? And what is the range in GPM for flow for the Velvet Nud?

Thanks;
We all want be be better at saltwater, so team work is a start.

 

[pagojoe]

Here's a hint for you: I have only found Chelidonura varians on silty sand in sheltered areas, normally deep enough to be below the influence of surface waves. Typical depth was 2.5 to 4 meters. They don't have the ability to cling to surfaces like snails, so they will be easily displaced by essentially any flow directed at them. The populations in the wild bloom and then die out over a periods of a few weeks to a couple of months. Whether this is due to depletion of food I'm not certain, but I find it hard to believe that the entire food source would be decimated so quickly. They likely don't have very long natural lifespans, in any case.

Cheers,



Don

 

[Calappidae]

Intakes on all pumps also need screened off.

Does velvet have any toxins to release similar to a sea hair or cucumber or no?

 

[pagojoe]

Nope, at least nothing significant, although they must taste bad or fish would eat them all up, and they don't. If you had a hundred of them in your tank, and they all died at the same time...then you might have problems.


Don

 

[33mm33]

From experience I can say that if their waste settles on coral the coral will be destroyed.

 

[Chaddiusmaximus]

Ok, So a low flow tank is need. I did see in action the Velvet Nudi inability to hold on. In fact just the wave of a fish swimming away for the velvet in my tank caused the Nudi to flip up and over.

33mm33; how long did your Velvet last and did it seem like a good fit to your tank? Other then the killing of a coral.

Has anyone else see the Velvet Nudi have a negative impact on coals?

This link has some good info. http://www.freshmarine.com/velvet-sea-slug.html

Looks like they are Poisonous and only live for 3 months.

Not looking like the Velvet Nudibranch is the best additions to a tank. Unless it was aquaculture and just a month old. It's a beautiful animal and a natural for flatworms. So it would be great to enjoy those aspects even for just two months.

Anyone has more or better info please share.