Nudibranch eggs - please help

[Azael]

I have a Hypselodoris Picta nudibranch and he just layed eggs in the maternity I hold him until I can secure the wavemakers.
How can I help the eggs? I can’t keep him in the maternity with the eggs because he will starve to death.

 

[therootcause]

Do you have several nudibranch? The eggs would need to be fertilized by a second specimen for them to be viable. Although nudibranch are hermaphroditic they do not fertilize their own eggs. Why do you think that the nudibranch will starve?

 

[StatelineReefer]

Unless you have another Felimare Picta, the eggs are likely not fertilized or viable. Free fish food.

I hope you have a steady or large supply of living Dysidea sponge. Most dorids are always hungry and can decimate about six square inches a day individually.

 

[Azael]

Do you have several nudibranch? The eggs would need to be fertilized by a second specimen for them to be viable. Although nudibranch are hermaphroditic they do not fertilize their own eggs. Why do you think that the nudibranch will starve?

I just got him yesterday and there were a few of them at the shop.
He will starve because there is nothing in the maternity for him to eat. I have lots of sponges in the tank.

 

[Azael]

Unless you have another Felimare Picta, the eggs are likely not fertilized or viable. Free fish food.

I hope you have a steady or large supply of living Dysidea sponge. Most dorids are always hungry and can decimate about six square inches a day individually.

I think the eggs are fertilized. There were a few of them at the shop.
I have in the tank a lot of different sponges (it’s a mature tank), including dysidea sponge.

 

[StatelineReefer]

I think the eggs are fertilized. There were a few of them at the shop.
I have in the tank a lot of different sponges (it’s a mature tank), including dysidea sponge.

Then in my experience, the best thing you can do is nothing at all. The eggs will hatch, the larval nudibranch, if any, will go into a free swimming stage, then settle, and if you have a proper food source for them, grow.

 

[Azael]

Then in my experience, the best thing you can do is nothing at all. The eggs will hatch, the larval nudibranch, if any, will go into a free swimming stage, then settle, and if you have a proper food source for them, grow.

Thank you for your response!