FS: 10 Berghia nudibranchs

[Reef_Geek]

I have 10 Berghia nudibranchs for sale, they range from half to 1 inch long. First $100 in hand and local pick up in Calgary. If you don't want 10, please take all and split with someone. But you'll want 10. You're not buying 10 nudibranchs... but rather, you're buying a seed population to ensure they establish and breed for you. 10 won't eradicate your Aiptasia, but a population of Berghia will.

No shipping please, but if you find a local friend who can do that for you, go for it. Want to sell the lot.

Background: I added 9 Berghia to my 27 cube on Sept 15. They disappeared for months until they finally hit full stride in their population growth curve. This nudibranch will readily breed on you as they are hermaphroditic, and a proportion of their eggs will hatch in a benthic larval phase ready for settlement. It is now end of Dec and I am seeing very few Aiptasia left, and they are now hunting during the day with prey being scarce. I am not a breeder, but I know that there's some left in my tank to take care of the remaining Aiptasia, and they'll likely perish after all prey are gone. If I catch more, I'll keep bumping the thread. I'm not a breeder (though you can easily culture them if you culture tanks of Aiptasia first). I hear many shrimp (including peppermint) like to eat these nudibranchs, you are hereby warned.

There are 10 caught and floating in a bag in the tank, and I'll change water twice a day until they are gone, but expect these to go quick. I am home all day Christmas day.

here's an article I published in Tropical Fish Hobbyist a long time ago about them. http://www.proaquatix.com/documents/Berghia.pdf

Thanks.