Do you ever see your Berghia?

[slythy]

I bought 5 berghia for my 70gal frag tank that has a bit of an aptasia problem starting. I dropped them in on top of a rock and let them scurry away. I have not seen any since and that was 2 days ago. I do have emerald crabs and a pink streak wrasse but cant imagine either picking them off day one based on the size of them. 0.75” or so.

Did i spend $120 on a quick snack or are they hiding?

 

[jabberwock]

I bought 5 berghia for my 70gal frag tank that has a bit of an aptasia problem starting. I dropped them in on top of a rock and let them scurry away. I have not seen any since and that was 2 days ago. I do have emerald crabs and a pink streak wrasse but cant imagine either picking them off day one based on the size of them. 0.75” or so.

Did i spend $120 on a quick snack or are they hiding?

Check my tank thread (last post). I saw my first one after 60 days. I still have aptasia, and berghia.

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

I added 3 to my old 15g, and didn't see them often until they reproduced. They are nocturnal, so your best chance to see them would be at night.

 

[Lavey29]

Maybe if my 6 line sat still for an x ray.

 

[BryanM]

Nocturnal critters. I did see mine very early morning before lights come on.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

to me, seeing the nudi during the day is a bad sign , means it can’t find any more aptaisia/food. Not seeing it is good IME.

 

[slythy]

to me, seeing the nudi during the day is a bad sign , means it can’t find any more aptaisia/food. Not seeing it is good IME.

What i want to see is them snackin on aptasia lol

 

[Uncle99]

put in 6.
Never seen again.
Aptasia stayed.

Put in Copperband….30 days, eliminated 100%.

 

[Jmp998]

Best time to see berghia hunting is 1 hour after lights out.

However if they can find food without coming out of the rockwork, you probably won’t see them. They will always stay hidden if possible.

 

[jabberwock]

put in 6.
Never seen again.
Aptasia stayed.

Put in Copperband….30 days, eliminated 100%.

Limitation for me. 25 gallon AIO.

 

[tony34]

I never saw the 8 after I added them to my 240 gal system. About a month later I gleefully watched as my fairly mild but annoying crop of aiptasia in the dt disappeared, it took about 6 months for annihilation.
Then one day there were 3 crawling on the glass near waters edge, I deposited them in the sump. Began to find them in the filter socks over a couple weeks time and I'd place them near the few remaining aiptasia which were mostly in the overflow. Theyve since probably all died off as I no longer find them and I have at present no aiptasia that I can find in the system for the past 3 months. Hopefully it stays that way as I now qt everything. Good luck!