Aiptasia control with Berghia nudibranchs

[JahReefster]

Originally posted by Photon
Fred,
Where did you find the Klein's? Did it bother anything other than the toadstool? What about ricordia?
The berghia are working, but it is a slow process. While some aiptasia are disappearing, others are growing and growing.
James

James, the Klein's didn't bother any of my mushrooms although it definitely ate all the polyps off the toadstool leather. I also have some blastomussa merletti I was a worried about, but it didn't seem to bother them any.

When I got the Klein's at the Coral Reef Shop they only had one, but the owner was very friendly and I'm sure they'd pick up some more if there is an interest. At $19, pretty economical (relatively speaking, of course )

[JahReefster]

Hey James, what's the latest on your critters? Do the job?

[Photon]

Actually, they cleared off a couple of places, but by the time they cleared another location, they started to reappear on the original site. I have sort of given up on them, and I am not sure if they are still alive. I bought a copperband butterfly to help out, but so far, I can't tell that it has had any impact on any of the healthy aiptasia. Eric Borneman said that berghia worked best if they were in a separate tank and you took the rock out of your main tank--piece by piece--and let the berghia do their work. I can't do that because the pieces are too large and the whole structure could possibly collapse.
The war continues!
James

[Wee-Reef Master]

Hi James! Haven't seen you in a bit and hope all is well. Sorry to hear about those friggin' pests. See you soon.