cool video of aptasia killers

tellycoleman · 01-07-2008, 10:10 PM

I thought that pepperment shrimp were the only thing that ate aptasia.

reef scavengers has a cool video of Berghia Nudibranchs eating aptasia.

http://www.reefscavengers.com/

DarthOcellaris · 01-07-2008, 10:13 PM

very nice

Thanks for sharing

Elegance Coral · 01-07-2008, 10:35 PM

Very cool video. The question is, what will they eat next? Will they move on to your zoos or shrooms?

maurice · 01-07-2008, 10:37 PM

yeah umm..... so yeah i need to buy some of those.

DarthOcellaris · 01-07-2008, 10:56 PM

From what I understood, aiptasia is their only diet?

jberd · 01-07-2008, 10:57 PM

I have 5 of them myself and they are pretty unbelievable.

partobe · 01-07-2008, 10:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DarthOcellaris

From what I understood, aiptasia is their only diet?

yeap thats all they eat.

tellycoleman · 01-07-2008, 11:04 PM

i guess if you have a trigger fish and cant have pepperment shrimp these are the next best thing.

Loverotties · 01-07-2008, 11:10 PM

Cool video!

TahoeMtn · 01-08-2008, 01:24 AM

Aptasia ARE the only thing they eat so if you get some (You will need more than one and they are expensive) make sure you have a friend with aptasia so you can pass them on. Why get something just so it can clean your tank and die

JY13131 · 01-08-2008, 01:48 AM

Geez! I almost felt bad for that aptasia

DarthOcellaris · 01-08-2008, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by TahoeMtn

Aptasia ARE the only thing they eat so if you get some (You will need more than one and they are expensive) make sure you have a friend with aptasia so you can pass them on. Why get something just so it can clean your tank and die

that's what I was thinking too...

DarthOcellaris · 01-08-2008, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by JY13131

Geez! I almost felt bad for that aptasia

poor little guy got ganged-up on

AquaGrizzly · 01-08-2008, 02:10 PM

Aptasia is considered an anemone right???? When all the aptasia are gone wouldn't they go after another anemone?

tdwyatt · 01-08-2008, 08:21 PM

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Aptasia is considered an anemone right???? When all the aptasia are gone wouldn't they go after another anemone?

Sea slugs and nudibranchs are very specialized feeders, and Berghia in particular are obligate to Aiptasia spp to the point tht without them they will starve to death. Almost all nudibranchs are very VERY specialized feeders, matching their camouflage to their food sources and often found only in areas where whatever their obligte food item lives. See Bill Rudman's sea slug site for lots more info on these interesting creatures.