Berghia nudibranchs questions

Discovered I have two aptasia plants in my tank tonight. Who knows what I
can't see. Weird to because I haven't added anything in a long time they
must have been hiding.

I have found that Berghia Nudibranchs are the best for aptasia and I'd been
wanting a nudibranch anyway. The questions:

1) I've read aptasia is all they eat. What do I feed them if/when they
eradicate my aptasia?
2) I have a brittle star. Is it true that the brittle starfish will make a
meal of the Berghia?

I appreciate the input. I really prefer the Lettuce Nudibranch to the
Berghia but I need the Berghia's talents so that's the direction I'm going
(unless any of you have heard of Lettuce Nudibranch eating aptasia too?? )

Thanks for the time,

Bryan
www.geocities.com/bryg30 if you want set up details

Bryan wrote:
Discovered I have two aptasia plants in my tank tonight. Who knows what I
can't see. Weird to because I haven't added anything in a long time they
must have been hiding.

I have found that Berghia Nudibranchs are the best for aptasia and I'd been
wanting a nudibranch anyway. The questions:

1) I've read aptasia is all they eat. What do I feed them if/when they
eradicate my aptasia?
When you are out of aiptasia they will starve to death unless you remove
them and put them in a tank with aiptasia, or you put more aiptasia in
your tank.


2) I have a brittle star. Is it true that the brittle starfish will make a
meal of the Berghia?

It can be true, lots of stuff can eat the berghia including aiptasia and
some fish.



I appreciate the input. I really prefer the Lettuce Nudibranch to the
Berghia but I need the Berghia's talents so that's the direction I'm going
(unless any of you have heard of Lettuce Nudibranch eating aptasia too?? )

Thanks for the time,

Bryan
www.geocities.com/bryg30 if you want set up details

Be aware that they are very small and light weight. If you just put them in your
tank they'll just blow around. Best way I've found is to set up a small tank
with very light flow, say one small power head, and place the rock with the
aptasia in it and let the berghia seek and destroy. Tes, they will starve if you
run out of aptasia. Hope this helps.

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Bryan wrote:
Discovered I have two aptasia plants in my tank tonight. Who knows what I
can't see. Weird to because I haven't added anything in a long time they
must have been hiding.

I have found that Berghia Nudibranchs are the best for aptasia and I'd been
wanting a nudibranch anyway. The questions:

1) I've read aptasia is all they eat. What do I feed them if/when they
eradicate my aptasia?
When you are out of aiptasia they will starve to death unless you remove
them and put them in a tank with aiptasia, or you put more aiptasia in
your tank.


2) I have a brittle star. Is it true that the brittle starfish will make a
meal of the Berghia?

It can be true, lots of stuff can eat the berghia including aiptasia and
some fish.



I appreciate the input. I really prefer the Lettuce Nudibranch to the
Berghia but I need the Berghia's talents so that's the direction I'm going
(unless any of you have heard of Lettuce Nudibranch eating aptasia too?? )

Thanks for the time,

Bryan
www.geocities.com/bryg30 if you want set up details




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What about trying some peppermint shrimp? A bit hit and miss, I have three
in my tank and the nearest they got to an aptasia was walking over it to get
to the fish food.

or a Copperband butterfly (Mine cleared the tank about 36 hours after
putting him in), you could probably buy one from your lfs and return him for
some credit after he's done his job. I'm lucky because mine eats most things
i put in the tank and is a tubby happy chappie, but i think it's only about
25% live more than 3 month's in the tank because they are so fussy.

Hi Bryan,
I saw your posts on berghia and thought I'd help. We grow and sell
berghia.

Berghia nudibranchs eat only aiptasia. So once it's gone, the berghia

will starve in about a week or so. Usually they come out during the day

when the food becomes scarce. At that point you can take them out of
the tank and give them to a freind or sell them to a local fish store.

Large brittle stars can be a problem. It is advisable to move them to

a sump while the berghia are in your tank. More aggressive predators
include:
peppermint, camel and coral banded shrimp, lobsters, agressive crabs
like
Sally lighfoot and pom pom, some dottybacks and some wrasses like some
of the larger members of the coris family.

Check out our web site if you want to read all about berghia:
www.saltyunderground.com

Good luck,
Lisa

"Bryan" wrote in message ...
Discovered I have two aptasia plants in my tank tonight.

It is possible, that these are only two you have...
I would try to remove rock with aiptasia from the tank
and try to remove it with a clean toothbrush...
Then rinse rest with water and with some luck you will
destroy all of them.
Do not do it in the tank, because aiptasia can regenerate
from the smallest piece of its body - so when you damage
the anemone in the tank, pieces will flow with the water
and lodge somewhere causing another outbreak.

p.s.
aiptasia is not a plant, they are animals (anemones).

yeah I was tired when I wrote that "plant" part.

thanks,
B

"Pszemol" wrote in message
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"Bryan" wrote in message
...
Discovered I have two aptasia plants in my tank tonight.

It is possible, that these are only two you have...
I would try to remove rock with aiptasia from the tank
and try to remove it with a clean toothbrush...
Then rinse rest with water and with some luck you will
destroy all of them.
Do not do it in the tank, because aiptasia can regenerate
from the smallest piece of its body - so when you damage
the anemone in the tank, pieces will flow with the water
and lodge somewhere causing another outbreak.

p.s.
aiptasia is not a plant, they are animals (anemones).