A nudibranch?
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I’m no expert but I want to say it’s a berghia
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I would agree
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OHHHH my goodness.Any idea of species? Came in on live rock from @LiverockRocks. Comes out at night and crawls around on the glass. Thanks!
The very first berghia reported hitchhiking on TBS rock! This is so exciting.
Thank you for sharing!
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Oh, that's awesome! What a fun thing to be a part of!
I have aiptasia on the TBS rocks--apparently the kind that won't spread?--so maybe it'll eat that. Otherwise I was thinking about catching it and giving it to a LDS that's trying to breed them. Sort of a bummer to just imagine it starving
Cool critter-but not Berghia. Berghia cerata (spikes on back) are straight with pointed tips like a pencil, not curved or curly or branching (at least for the common Florida species).
@ISpeakForTheSeas would you agree?
@ISpeakForTheSeas would you agree?
Any idea of species? Came in on live rock from @LiverockRocks. Comes out at night and crawls around on the glass. Thanks!
Possibly a Spurilla? I don't know their distribution though:
Spurilla Nudibranch - Aiptasia Eater
Spurilla sp. - The Biota captive bred Spurilla Nudibranch is a type of Aeolid nudibranch. The species commonly associated with the name "Spurilla" in North Carolina waters is likely Spurilla neapolitana, a species widely distributed in warm temperate and tropical waters, though identification...
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That looks like it!Possibly a Spurilla? I don't know their distribution though:
Spurilla Nudibranch - Aiptasia Eater
Spurilla sp. - The Biota captive bred Spurilla Nudibranch is a type of Aeolid nudibranch. The species commonly associated with the name "Spurilla" in North Carolina waters is likely Spurilla neapolitana, a species widely distributed in warm temperate and tropical waters, though identification...
P.s., go to the second image, which is a video and watch it. It is very therapeutic.
Make that think pop out some babies! They go for $75 apiece ar Biota! Also make sure it eats aiptasia and not corals..
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I just noticed the price tag and had the same thought lol. Apparently hermaphrodites, so I could buy another and try to get them to mate... Seems like there are tons of species, though, so who knows if it would work. I have aiptasia in the tank, we'll see if it starts to disappear
I can not positively identify as Spurilla (it may be). However if it is Spurilla, I think it will be much harder to breed than Berghia. Unlike Berghia, Spurilla neapolitana is reported to have an obligate planktonic phase that feeds on phyto. A subset of Berghia develop directly into crawling larvae that feed on Aiptasia, making them very easy to breed.
Regardless it is a really interesting find, thank you for posting.
Regardless it is a really interesting find, thank you for posting.
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