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Berghia nudibranch injury?
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The spiral "worm" sounds and looks like a vermetid snail.So update, the aptasia stopped dissapearing in my tank after 3 weeks. Didnt notice any change for another 3 weeks. I was told they could be feeding on countless unseen aptasia in the rockwork. Either way I ordered 5 more last week for one last try and will let it go a few months and nuke the huge aptasia with lemon juice in the mean time (btw that really does work if you hit the trunk). I heard it can take months. Strangely I have one nudi thay always hangs out on my blue monti cap near a wierd worm thing that seems to grow at the same rate as the coral, always in spirals with two antenna waving about lol. I think he wants to eat it. Any idea what it is?
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So update, the aptasia stopped dissapearing in my tank after 3 weeks. Didnt notice any change for another 3 weeks. I was told they could be feeding on countless unseen aptasia in the rockwork. Either way I ordered 5 more last week for one last try and will let it go a few months and nuke the huge aptasia with lemon juice in the mean time (btw that really does work if you hit the trunk). I heard it can take months. Strangely I have one nudi thay always hangs out on my blue monti cap near a wierd worm thing that seems to grow at the same rate as the coral, always in spirals with two antenna waving about lol. I think he wants to eat it. Any idea what it is?
For a medium infestation it can take up to about 6 months from what ive read, for a smaller one it takes about 3 months, all varying on how many you have, since they need to eat in a group until they get to the large size which can take down medium size aiptasia on its own.
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Q: How long does it take for the Berghia to rid my aquarium of aiptasia?
A: Patience “Is A Must” for best results! Nature must be able to take it’s course on it’s own time frame. Like Aiptasia, Berghia reproduce exponentially. It is necessary to have sufficient quantities of Berghia to keep up with the reproduction of aiptasia. If you want to pay, you can purchase hundreds of Berghia for immediate results; or you can wait for them to create a “voracious aiptasia eliminating nudi colony,” If you introduce the recommended quantity of Berghia it should take about 3 months to achieve a 2nd egg laying population of Berghia. This is when the aiptasia don’t stand a chance. At this point, the time frame is relative to the extent of the aiptasia problem and the number of predators present that eat Berghia. "
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Hope so! Will give it time, at least a few months before trying peppermint shrimp. Thanks for the info.
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Has anyone tried putting their Berghia in their overflows? If so how did you do it? I just got some today and am in the process of acclimating them. By far the most significant outbreaks of Aiptasia in our tank right now are in our overflows. I just don't know how to place any of the Berghia's in there. I'm worried if i try to place them directly on top of an aiptasia, they will get stung/killed but i can't just drop them in the overflow and let them swim can I?
I put some in my overflows. Just shut off the return and use a turkey baster to suck them up and do your best to place them AWAY from any aiptasia. Aiptasia can eat your small berghia.
And if you run socks, remove them!
It's a fine line to get these little guys to become effective. I've tried numerous times. A couple of issues I've faced. Shipping to an area where the outside temps are below 10C. Lost a couple of shipments due to outside temps. Had them delivered to my local UPS where house to reduce transit delays to my home. This helped to at least have them delivered alive. At times, they looked dead, even after 20 minutes of acclimation. But when added to DT, they started moving.
From Reeftown..."the number of predators present that eat Berghia. " You'll be surprised who likes to eat them. Lost a few to predators. Do some research on the fish you have.
As stated, do not put the little guys on an aiptasia. They will get eaten. Depending, how many you purchase, try to put them together "as a family". They work as a team. if they can't find each other, they can't reproduce. Reproduction is a key to success. I cannot imagine them working by adding them to an overflow. IMO, they will get blown away before they can get established.
I finally had some success by creating a little 7.5 gallon hospital tank, adding the nudi's, adding aiptasia covered LR, and after a month or 2, low and behold the aiptasia population started to decrease. Another month later, all aiptasia is gone. Obviously this is only valid for smaller rocks, and not all rocks at once, so not sure how effective this would be in the long run. I don't know if the nudi's are alive or if they are in the 7.5 or in the DT. However, in the interim, I've found a superstar File fish, that has pretty much cleared my DT of aiptasia. yay. Over the years (25), I've had a few different File fish, that never touched the weed. But, now Freddy the File Fish, is my most prized possession. And he/she is very handsome/beautiful, despite what my g-kids say.
Good luck with your quest to eliminate these pests. At one point, I was keeping them "under control" by spending an hour every Saturday, "aiptasia hunting" with Aiptais-X (16.9 fl oz). It was a royal pain, and folks will tell you that this process actually spreads them, but if you really drown them, I didnt find widespread spreading of the weed. All the best. John
From Reeftown..."the number of predators present that eat Berghia. " You'll be surprised who likes to eat them. Lost a few to predators. Do some research on the fish you have.
As stated, do not put the little guys on an aiptasia. They will get eaten. Depending, how many you purchase, try to put them together "as a family". They work as a team. if they can't find each other, they can't reproduce. Reproduction is a key to success. I cannot imagine them working by adding them to an overflow. IMO, they will get blown away before they can get established.
I finally had some success by creating a little 7.5 gallon hospital tank, adding the nudi's, adding aiptasia covered LR, and after a month or 2, low and behold the aiptasia population started to decrease. Another month later, all aiptasia is gone. Obviously this is only valid for smaller rocks, and not all rocks at once, so not sure how effective this would be in the long run. I don't know if the nudi's are alive or if they are in the 7.5 or in the DT. However, in the interim, I've found a superstar File fish, that has pretty much cleared my DT of aiptasia. yay. Over the years (25), I've had a few different File fish, that never touched the weed. But, now Freddy the File Fish, is my most prized possession. And he/she is very handsome/beautiful, despite what my g-kids say.
Good luck with your quest to eliminate these pests. At one point, I was keeping them "under control" by spending an hour every Saturday, "aiptasia hunting" with Aiptais-X (16.9 fl oz). It was a royal pain, and folks will tell you that this process actually spreads them, but if you really drown them, I didnt find widespread spreading of the weed. All the best. John
