Porkchops reef Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 any one know where to get aiptasia eating nudibranchs? just wanted to look into getting some Link to comment
Tired Posted August 12, 2020 Share Posted August 12, 2020 SaltyUnderground.com sells good ones, though they ain't cheap. 1 Link to comment
Porkchops reef Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share Posted August 13, 2020 8 hours ago, Tired said: SaltyUnderground.com sells good ones, though they ain't cheap. i just got some from them today. they are in the tank and i watched one start eating a aiptasia already i just hope they will make it in my tank and eat all they can Link to comment
Hazy Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 I don’t know if lettuce slugs eat it but there is this absolutely AMAZING online vendor called KPaquatics.com they sell lettuce slugs for only 7.50$ And it ALWAYS comes alive. They are the only ppl I order anything from... even if you already have what you need I would suggest checking them out! 1 Link to comment
Tired Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Lettuce slugs eat algae. KP is a good vendor, but doesn't sell berghia nudibranchs, which are the only readily available aiptasia-eating nudibranch species in the hobby. Link to comment
Porkchops reef Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share Posted August 13, 2020 9 hours ago, Hazy said: I don’t know if lettuce slugs eat it but there is this absolutely AMAZING online vendor called KPaquatics.com they sell lettuce slugs for only 7.50$ And it ALWAYS comes alive. They are the only ppl I order anything from... even if you already have what you need I would suggest checking them out! i dont think they do but i will look into them i have wanted some they eat green hair algae Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Get a peppermint shrimp 👍🏼 Link to comment
Porkchops reef Posted August 13, 2020 Author Share Posted August 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Grimes said: Get a peppermint shrimp 👍🏼 They will like my hammer garden little to much. 1 Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 1 hour ago, Porkchops reef said: They will like my hammer garden little to much. Na my peppermint never goes near my hammer mate... Will be fine Link to comment
Tired Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Peppermints are VERY hit-or-miss. If you already have berghias, don't get a peppermint. Berghias are much more effective, anyway, in addition to being safer. Just give them some time to breed and get to work. 2 Link to comment
Murphs_Reef Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 13 minutes ago, Tired said: Peppermints are VERY hit-or-miss. If you already have berghias, don't get a peppermint. Berghias are much more effective, anyway, in addition to being safer. Just give them some time to breed and get to work. Probably because it's something sold as a peppermint but isn't.. get the real deal and it'll be grand 👍🏼 Link to comment
Tired Posted August 13, 2020 Share Posted August 13, 2020 Well, yes, that's one of the problems. But even true peppermints are a threat to corals. They eat aiptasia, after all, and shrimp are opportunists. Coral are pretty close to aiptasia. Berghia nudibranchs only eat aiptasia because many nudibranchs are extremely specialized. Berghias eat aiptasia and nothing but aiptasia. Peppermints eat many things, including aiptasia. 1 Link to comment
j.falk Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 ^ The peppermint shrimp I bought recently to help with my aiptasia problem was more of a snail connoisseur...it didn't eat a single aiptasia. 😞 Link to comment
Hazy Posted August 14, 2020 Share Posted August 14, 2020 The peppermint shrimp I have never bothers my corals. Whenever I put a new coral in he gets exited and cleans them like crazy and sometimes clips a polyp of by accident. He never eats it though and after the routine cleaning he just leaves it alone. 1 Link to comment
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