Berghia Nudibranch Placement

[AtlanticGail]

I have aiptasia problem in one section of my sump, inside the weir of my display tank (90 Gallon)and a small amount in the tank itself.
I ordered 5 Nudibranchs, am I better of to put all 5 in my sump first and hope they lay eggs and hatch. If I'm lucky and they hatch and I start to get more and more then take some from the sump and put inside my weir and later into display tank, big hopes LoL.
Would this plan work or do you suggest another way.

 

[BonnieB]

Just know whatever path you decide, they only eat aiptasia and when that is eradicated they will perish.

 

[AtlanticGail]

Just know whatever path you decide, they only eat aiptasia and when that is eradicated they will perish.

I have a small jungle of aiptasia inside my weir so I hope they will lay eggs and hatch increasing their populations

 

[Jmp998]

Weir/overflow is probably best option if most are in weir and sump. Turn off flow/return for half hour or so after adding them so they can get oriented and get settled. If there are plenty of aiptasia in the overflow they will probably just go to bottom of it and stay except when searching for food. Then they will spread to sump and eventually babies to main tank.

Once most aiptasia are gone from your sump, put a small aiptasia covered rock from the display in your sump. The berghia will go to it to feed, lay eggs, and some will probably stay on the underside of the rock. Leave it in your sump 2 days then put it back in your tank to transfer some berghia to the main tank. They can handle brief air exposure while attached to a wet rock no problem.

 

[AtlanticGail]

Weir/overflow is probably best option if most are in weir and sump. Turn off flow/return for half hour or so after adding them so they can get oriented and get settled. If there are plenty of aiptasia in the overflow they will probably just go to bottom of it and stay except when searching for food. Then they will spread to sump and eventually babies to main tank.

Once most aiptasia are gone from your sump, put a small aiptasia covered rock from the display in your sump. The berghia will go to it to feed, lay eggs, and some will probably stay on the underside of the rock. Leave it in your sump 2 days then put it back in your tank to transfer some berghia to the main tank. They can handle brief air exposure while attached to a wet rock no problem.

Thanks