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Originally Posted by Diomedes
and a certain blue-black nudibrach that is hard to get.
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The Nudibrach is called Chelidonura Varians, they are jet black with blue lightning stripes down them.
I agree, they are next to impossible to get, i ordered some well over a year ago,and still they remain unavailable to me.
Some ive talked to have gotten them, and have said they are notoriously shortlived and difficult to keep, and really only get a moderate handle on the flatties in their usually cut-short life spans, unless you dont have many flatties to begin with.
Probably another "get rid of them method" you should save your self the trouble with trying.
I have tried 250w halogen worklight beam against a white plexi panel, in a Softy system.
(flash light is good for about 2 or 3 flatties.)
Not only did it not work good, I had to do this at night or shut down My tank lights for long enouph for some to crawl on it.
Bad thing about that try was, i kept sucking up 250 watts to find that one didnt work either.
Another few that havent been mentioned that were wasted time for me in the past :
Are to starve your tank of food, this only lasted 2 weeks before i gave up though...my only yellow tang in that system was suffering for it and population didnt change noticeably.
After that one,i got discouraged and dumped in 100 hermits and feed little in hopes that they would start to snack on them .
Nope.
I thought to put in a pair of Blue cheeked gobies to continuously stir the sandbed and maybe kill some flatties or reduce their food source, poor fellas died.
No doubt due to the toxins they were forced to eat.
Sixlines seemed to have worked for some, but im 0 for 2.
Jets of freshwater out of a baster killed them outright if a decent amount of freshwater hits them ,this eventually worked about as good as siphoning.
Heres a good one, i eventually tore that tank down and i drained it 3/4`s empty and left it for a week in the shop.(Not for a flatty test.....I was just too lazy
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Most flatties were still alive in that soup after a week of no light, no current, no feeding, no nothing ! :shock:
Ok, maybe that smell rivaled Saturday morning better.....
All in all, they all may have worked to a small degree...if you are interested in some make work projects.
Sorry im done ranting now, Heh