noooooooooo I killed my nudibranch :)

[sullest]

My lord im such an idiot, I found a cool looking snail and went to my LFS describing how it looks and they told me that it was some pest. SO I killed it only to go online to find out it was a nudi and good for the tank as I do have quite a few small aiptasia I am trying to battle . I hope there is more that hitched hike on the way

 

[lvsuckerfish]

what kinda nudi there is alot of them and some are good and some are bad. description or link of the one you had will work.

 

[sullest]

http://www.reefscavengers.com/invertimages/berghianude.jpg

looks exactly like him

I am just paranoid about weird things in my tank. Anyhow I am also looking for a free cup of live sand to seed my tank if anyone is feeling generous

 

[edwing206]

Seeing how it was a hitchhiker, I'm more inclined to believe that it was a zoa eating nudibranch.

Courtesy of Melevsreef.com:

 

[sullest]

oh are they bleach white as well?

 

[edwing206]

They can be many different colors. I read that it depends on the zoas they are snacking on. I'm not 100% sure though to be honest.

 

[sullest]

oh I dont feel good for killing the sucker

 

[lvsuckerfish]

where did you get the rock from?

 

[sullest]

Sierra and midway, both had aiptasia WTF?

 

[edwing206]

Why did you buy the rock if it had aiptasia? Did you not see it until you got home?

 

[sullest]

yes that is the case now I have a problem with little aiptasia . I've been fighting an uphill battle, siphoning wanders per night as they walk around on the sandy floor at night. Pretty fun

 

[edwing206]

Hehe, I had the same problem a while ago. Some got so huge I was scared for my fish, lol.

 

[sullest]

got a pep i can borrow lol

 

[edwing206]

Sorry I don't. They aren't too expensive though, less than $10. Are you located in WA?

 

[sullest]

yeah I was kidding but I am looking for a couple of them, I am comtemplating of getting ride of my hermits as they had chow down two of my nerites and get 2 peps and a couple of red leg mex as I heard they are more nice

 

[edwing206]

You should try Barrier Reef or ARSA, they usually have them in stock.

 

[returnofsid]

All Nudibranchs are carnivorous. There are a couple variety that are somewhat good for us, like the Berghia Nudibranch, ONLY if we can meet it's dietary needs. However, other than the couple we can utilize to rid our tank of pests, the remainder of Nudibranchs are generally bad news.