coral eating berghia

[boonz]

So, have an Aptasia problem (amongst other things) and to tackle it, I've gotten 5 berghia. Saw 2 aptasia disappear first couple days, then didn't notice any additional aptasia disappearing, so thought I'd check at night with a flashlight to see if I could see if they were still about.

One night I saw one crawling about which was great. Another night I saw something on my bowerbanki being eaten that resembled a berghia nudibranch, but I had a bad angle to be sure of anything. After couple days of not seeing anything again, I noticed something sticking out of my cristata. Definitely looks like a berghia to me.

Thoughts? Anyone else see their berghia climb onto a coral to only become an expensive snack?

 

[krollins]

Where did you get it? Are you sure it's a berghia?

 

[boonz]

From saltyunderground.

Hard to tell from the picture, but looked quite like the berghia I got. Little frills and all. Just hoping they were able to breed before being eaten corals.

 

[krollins]

Opps, I misread, I thought you said your berghia was eating your coral.

 

[VintageReefer]

I misread it also! Yes they can be eaten by things

I bought 14 and had only a fire fish. at night I have never seen more than 2 or 3 out. I do have a lot of torches and acans and donut type coral with big mouths and I’ve been wondering if some of them have become food :(