Fringeback Nudibranch - Dondice occidentalis - The Hydroid Lawn Mower?

[Imfortney]

I cannot find anything about anyone keeping one of these in their aquarium. From everything I have read they eat Tubularia sp, Eudendrium sp, and Zoobotryon sp. I cannot find anything that says they will eat corals. Does anyone have any experience with them?

I am thinking about collecting one and putting it in my tank.

Generic picture of the Fringeback Nudibranch - Dondice occidentalis

 

[Imfortney]

Sorry forgot to post my sources.

http://www.seaslugforum.net/showall/dondocci

http://www.theveliger.org/nudibranch_food.html

Reef Creature Identification: Florida, Caribbean, Bahamas/Paul Humann and Ned Deloach; page 307

 

[revhtree]

Cool creature!

 

[Imfortney]

I will hopefully find one this week! No guarantees. But I will let you know how it goes. If it it is truly reef safe I will have to pass a couple of them out or maybe I'll try to breed them. How is it that no one else has tried them before?

 

[ReefPiracy]

Nudibranch are awesome!