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Posted 2/25/2012 1:42:29 PM
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Any one have experience using berghia nudibranches to get rid of aptasia?  Are there any down sides to having sea slugs in an aquarium. 
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Bergia nudibranch only eat aptasia, so once all the aptasia is gone in the tank, your nudibranch will die. Check out LFS that supply slat water livestock, as some will rent out the nudibranchs.

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most nudibranchs are toxic and can poison the water after dying.. they all also have VERY specific food sources, for example these ones ONLY eat aiptasia. I havent heard of downsides to keeping this kind though.

ALSO- i would suggest peppermint shrimp instead of berghia because these shrimp do not exclusively eat aiptasia but can function as scavengers after theyve eaten the anemones.


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I agree with Pleco, Peppermint shrimp can go after aptasia if it's not too big.

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