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05-10-2006, 12:49 AM
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Skimmer and Reactor
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: East Atlanta Village
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Berghia Nudibranch Photos
Here are some berghia nudibranch photos. I hatched these from eggs about three weeks ago. For size reference, that is a zoa polyp in the background. I don't know how many there are - they're very hard to see still. This photo was taken through plastic that is slightly clouded, so the photos aren't crystal clear.
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05-10-2006, 12:51 AM
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Shark
Join Date: Sep 2003
Location: Woodstock GA
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Neat. Where did you get the eggs? Also how big will they get?
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05-10-2006, 12:52 AM
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Nothing to See Here
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Cartersville, Georgia
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WOW- and they would be crystal clear if it wasn't for the plastic!! Great shots!!
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05-10-2006, 06:27 AM
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Addicted to water
Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Atlanta
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Awesome, Melissa! What inspired you to breed them?
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05-10-2006, 07:10 AM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
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Nice pic!
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05-10-2006, 10:46 AM
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Skimmer and Reactor
Join Date: Jun 2004
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Originally Posted by Flipturn88
Awesome, Melissa! What inspired you to breed them?
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Aiptasia! 
I started with eggs, not with nudis, so I didn't technically breed them, just hatched them out. I'm hoping that I can get some egg strands with these nudis to hatch out as well. If all goes well, I should continue to see these increase in size until they are about an inch long. I'm not sure how long that will take.
Gwen - I'm surprised I got even that photo - I took several and they were all blurry except this one. My camera sometimes has a hard time focusing on stuff like this.
I'll update this thread with any progress they make. I'm hoping to transfer them into a different container so that I can see them better.
Thanks,
Melissa
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05-10-2006, 10:51 AM
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Simian Thread Tactician
Join Date: Oct 2005
Location: Woodstock, GA
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Melissa,
are they strictly aiptasia eaters or will they go after other nuisance anemones?
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05-10-2006, 11:08 AM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Atlanta, GA
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totally cool melissa! I need to find out if these harm clams, I have an aiptasia that is on it;s shell.
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05-10-2006, 11:22 AM
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Skimmer and Reactor
Join Date: Jun 2004
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They do not eat anything but aiptasia.
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05-10-2006, 12:40 PM
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Monkey Man
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Lawrenceville, GA
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Bummer... If only they ate Majano's as well!!! I would have a seemingly endless food supply if they did! :-(
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05-10-2006, 02:40 PM
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Big Fishy
Join Date: Dec 2005
Location: Atlanta, GA
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melissa I'll gladly buy one off of ya once you feel alright about selling them  |
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05-10-2006, 02:52 PM
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Skimmer and Reactor
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: East Atlanta Village
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I read an interesting article about a nudibranch in the same family that will eat tulip anemones and other various pest anemones, but I'm not sure if they have tested it or had the time to test to see whether it is harmful to other anemones such as bubble tips, carpets or even mushroom anemones.
I'm probably not going to sell any for a while until I can be sure they are large and healthy. I'd like to have enough to keep some breeding, too. But, I'll keep this thread updated with growth progress. I'm pretty stoked! |
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05-10-2006, 02:56 PM
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2006 ARC Trustee
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
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I would be interested in a few too if you ever sell them...
Steve
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05-10-2006, 08:53 PM
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SWU Teen Program Director
Join Date: Jan 2003
Location: Canton, GA
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Congratulations Melissa! 
I wonder if you heard Calfo's talk about an old girlfriend of his in Colorado making a nice income by selling them.
Bob
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05-10-2006, 10:19 PM
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Skimmer and Reactor
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Bob, I did hear that, and at the time of the conference, I wasn't sure if any of mine had survived. I don't know if I will ever breed them for profit because that does take a significant amount of time. I bought a couple egg rings just to see if I could hatch them out and successfully grow enough to take care of my own aiptasia and then pass them on to someone else. Hopefully these guys will take off and lay some more eggs eventually.
It's a fun experiment. |
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