does anyone know what this is
i know its a sea slug but is is bad or good
also how on earth did it pass my dips
i know its a sea slug but is is bad or good
also how on earth did it pass my dips
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Does it have a shell inside of it? Could you get some straight-on, side pics of it showing the full length of the specimen (including the antennae)?it has antennas. so not a flat worm
my first though when i saw it on my glass though
no shell i can see but not touching itDoes it have a shell inside of it? Could you get some straight-on, side pics of it showing the full length of the specimen (including the antennae)?
D. nigra is a good guess - OP, does the critter have a little, bushy "tail" on the side opposite the antennae?Definitely a nudibranch of some sort, maybe Dendrodoris nigra?
yes i know thatDefinitely a nudibranch of some sort
tail at the end or by the antennaeD. nigra is a good guess - OP, does the critter have a little, bushy "tail" on the side opposite the antennae?
The end of the body on the far side away from the antennae.yes i know that
my first though when i say it on the glass was holy moly. thats a big flat worm
but once i took it off the glass and put it in a cup
i saw it flopping like a nudi
then the antennae confirmed it for me
tail at the end or by the antennae
no bushy tail but googled itThe end of the body on the far side away from the antennae.
If it doesn't have the "tail" (or the "ball" or "crater" where the "tail" should go), then it's a different critter (and probably distantly related).no bushy tail but googled it
look like it without the tail
are they reef safe
will they nuke the tank if they die
got 700 gallons so i should be okIf it doesn't have the "tail" (or the "ball" or "crater" where the "tail" should go), then it's a different critter (and probably distantly related).
D. nigra would be reef-safe, as it only eats highly specific sponges - it would inevitably starve in our tanks.
It wouldn't nuke a tank, but it could raise nutrients if it's big enough/in a small enough tank.
It will most likely only eat a handful (like 1-4) different specific species of sponges - it won't eat all sponges.i was wrong it does have a bushy tail
you are 100% correct. it has a bushy tail
so it only eat certain types of sponges or all sponges