Group Buy: Aiptasia Nudibranches, Berghia verrucicornis

[howdy20012002]

I can only find one that is alive in my tank...not cool...
Didn't realize that they would be so susceptible to things..although I am not sure what would have killed them???
Guess I will have to order some more.
there goes 75 bucks

[Funky_Fish14]

All 5 of mine are alive in a container eating aiptasias that I give them, and I plan to keep them this way until they become larger. I will then place infested rocks into a bucket for a day or two while they clean those off... and I will do this so that I wont loose track of any.

Howdy: Its likely they are well hidden in your rocks, like the site says, they are nocturnal... im sure they'd be tough to find at night too though?

[TheReefGeek]

Originally Posted by howdy20012002

I can only find one that is alive in my tank...not cool...
Didn't realize that they would be so susceptible to things..although I am not sure what would have killed them???
Guess I will have to order some more.
there goes 75 bucks

Neal, not necessarily, they are supposed to be very good at disguising themselves, and they are nocternal, it is not uncommon not to see them for a long time, months even, when the population builds and they start venturing out of the rock in search of food. They are so small, any sized rock could hide many many of them, so keep the temperature steady in the tank, do regular water changes and be patient I guess!

That said, I am having trouble keeping mine in containers, psyire I really need to know if you have someone picking them up or not tommorow at my work! Yours are still alive but I think barely, same with mine.

FunkyFish, what might you be doing differently? I am feeding them whole live aiptasia I collected off my sandbed, as well as smaller pieces, I am keeping their temperature steady, and doing a small water change every day, because they create one hell of a mess eating the aiptasia!

[howdy20012002]

I have actually found a couple of the bodies..so yea..they aren't all alive.
I have found one alive on the rocks..but yea..ain't looking good.
Learning experience I guess

[TheReefGeek]

Originally Posted by howdy20012002

I have actually found a couple of the bodies..so yea..they aren't all alive.
I have found one alive on the rocks..but yea..ain't looking good.
Learning experience I guess

Yeah but what is the learning experience! Is there something we did wrong?

Maybe just too many in a small container? Maybe they have to be kept to 2 or 3 in a zip-loc or larger size? Maybe too many of them in such a small container degrades water quality too quickly, as in a couple days.

I am going to split up my remaining aiptasias into multiple tupperwears, i will do the same for yours when I get home psyire.

If I can ever breed these guys, I will make up your quantites you lost.

Psyire, still haven't heard from you bud!