Berghia Experience

Dsnakes · Feb 28, 2018

....and they're in!

DSC reef · Feb 28, 2018

You sure those aren't zoa eating nudis! I kid, I kid

Those aptasia don't stand a chance! That setosa looks awesome

Dsnakes · Feb 28, 2018

DSC reef said:
You sure those aren't zoa eating nudis! I kid, I kid Those aptasia don't stand a chance! That setosa looks awesome

Well that would be an upsetting moment ;Blackeye hopefully some make it to the back chamber, I certainly forgot to add them back there. I can always catch a few later

Daniel@R2R · Feb 28, 2018

Cool! Following!

Kamden Uelton · Feb 28, 2018

Wow! Thats like $200 worth in those things!

rlman41299 · Feb 28, 2018

You would be surprised how fast they would work on your aiptasia problem. I ordered mine also from the same vendor you bought from. You won't see a single berghia during day time but once the lights goes out it's party time for them. All my aiptasia are one now and I passed them along to friends

Dsnakes · Feb 28, 2018

Kamden Uelton said:
Wow! Thats like $200 worth in those things!

They were half that

rlman41299 said:
You would be surprised how fast they would work on your aiptasia problem. I ordered mine also from the same vendor you bought from. You won't see a single berghia during day time but once the lights goes out it's party time for them. All my aiptasia are one now and I passed them along to friends

That's great to hear. They were packed well and all alive and moving. I hope to pass them along as well when through.

domination2580 · Feb 28, 2018

Dsnakes said:
They were half that

That's great to hear. They were packed well and all alive and moving. I hope to pass them along as well when through.

If you are ake to get any once done, I would like to get more in my system. When it comes time, I'd like to work out a deal to get some

Dsnakes · Feb 28, 2018

domination2580 said:
If you are ake to get any once done, I would like to get more in my system. When it comes time, I'd like to work out a deal to get some

I will let you know when they are done

Vaughn17 · Feb 28, 2018

domination2580 said:
If you are ake to get any once done, I would like to get more in my system. When it comes time, I'd like to work out a deal to get some

Mine didn't live long after they eradicated their food source (less than a week), so act fast when it comes time to pass them on.

Adele · Feb 28, 2018

Death to them all!!

Dsnakes · Feb 28, 2018

Vaughn17 said:
Mine didn't live long after they eradicated their food source (less than a week), so act fast when it comes time to pass them on.

Good to know. Thanks!

domination2580 · Feb 28, 2018

Dsnakes said:
I will let you know when they are done

I would appreciate that very much!

mmw64 · Feb 28, 2018

Dsnakes said:
Today marks the start of my Aiptasia eradication. Just received a box of 20 1/4" berghia nudis. I'll use this thread to document their progress

They are going into a Nuvo 20. I plan on sharing them with local reefers upon their success.

Very interested. Following!

Dsnakes · Feb 28, 2018

I've spotted the first feast! There were 2 small aiptasia below the Jawbreaker. Now they are dinner!!

Edit- these pictures are terrible!

A+Aquatics · Feb 28, 2018

It is always interesting to see other reefers use these valuable natural remedies to work wonders against aiptasia.
It might be wise to go ahead and line up that next user for these little creatures this week.
That number of Berghia Nudibranch's will make quick snacks of everything in your 20G system.
Keep a close eye out and you'll see a rapid success and be able to pass them on with plenty of life left in them!
Maybe they will leave some eggs behind in your system and that will make doubly sure that all aiptasia will take a hard hit.
Would be great if you could all keep them revolving in your area as to never be left without some close by for a 2nd or 3rd round.

@Dsnakes You're a one of a kind reefer to be reaching out to others that might be in need of these. #thatreeferlife

spacetime · Feb 28, 2018

What happens if they starve? Will they nuke the tank?

A+Aquatics · Feb 28, 2018

spacetime said:
What happens if they starve? Will they nuke the tank?

That's a loaded question. Lots of variables.
In general no. Possible, yes.

Injoynit · Feb 28, 2018

Good luck with your nudi's. Great to see they are eating already. I got 15 and that was not enough, but then I have a 200 gal tank and very little outbreak. I got them from the same place, they were shipped well and in great condition. After putting them in the tank I never saw them again and the aptasia, I could see, stayed for weeks so I ended up just using aptasia X when it is needed. If they were not so expensive I would have tried them again but about 40-50 this time.

Dsnakes · Mar 1, 2018

A+Aquatics said:
It is always interesting to see other reefers use these valuable natural remedies to work wonders against aiptasia.
It might be wise to go ahead and line up that next user for these little creatures this week.
That number of Berghia Nudibranch's will make quick snacks of everything in your 20G system.
Keep a close eye out and you'll see a rapid success and be able to pass them on with plenty of life left in them!
Maybe they will leave some eggs behind in your system and that will make doubly sure that all aiptasia will take a hard hit.
Would be great if you could all keep them revolving in your area as to never be left without some close by for a 2nd or 3rd round.

@Dsnakes You're a one of a kind reefer to be reaching out to others that might be in need of these. #thatreeferlife

Thanks! I started out with aiptasia x. It only provided short term success in the fact that wouldn't see them for a while. Then all the angry babies popped up. I came to the conclusion that a natural solution like berghia was in order!

spacetime said:
What happens if they starve? Will they nuke the tank?

I sure hope not. I've read from several sources that they will end up on the glass searching, once they've eaten all on the rocks and that's when to collect them.

Injoynit said:
Good luck with your nudi's. Great to see they are eating already. I got 15 and that was not enough, but then I have a 200 gal tank and very little outbreak. I got them from the same place, they were shipped well and in great condition. After putting them in the tank I never saw them again and the aptasia, I could see, stayed for weeks so I ended up just using aptasia X when it is needed. If they were not so expensive I would have tried them again but about 40-50 this time.

Thanks. Yeah I bet they got lost. This is the only time I've been happy to have a small tank! Definately pricey to get enough in a larger system.