I posted about this in the ID forum a bit ago but probably better to discuss here since I know what I have and would love to know if anyone has experience with or information about these slugs in captivity.
I noticed one last month and thought it looked cool. W/in a few weeks I began seeing them all over the rocks at night. They are 100% Elysia Obtusa, and I have one that’s about an inch long and looks EXACTLY like the photo here: http://seaslugs.free.fr/nudibranche/a_elysia_obtusa.htm
I see them out and very active all night into the early morning — there is at least one bigger one, and many baby-sized ones. Between them and my pitho crab the macroalgae-gone-wild problem I’ve had in my display is vanishing, so they seem to be useful as well as cool.
I just wondered if anyone knows anything about them in captivity. They seem to be thriving and multiplying in my tank, which is surprising.
I noticed one last month and thought it looked cool. W/in a few weeks I began seeing them all over the rocks at night. They are 100% Elysia Obtusa, and I have one that’s about an inch long and looks EXACTLY like the photo here: http://seaslugs.free.fr/nudibranche/a_elysia_obtusa.htm
I see them out and very active all night into the early morning — there is at least one bigger one, and many baby-sized ones. Between them and my pitho crab the macroalgae-gone-wild problem I’ve had in my display is vanishing, so they seem to be useful as well as cool.
I just wondered if anyone knows anything about them in captivity. They seem to be thriving and multiplying in my tank, which is surprising.