Berghia vs cleaner shrimp

Manose · Nov 30, 2021

I have a order of 20 Berghia coming and want to make sure my skunk cleaner will leave them alone.
The only fish I have are 2 sapphire damsel 2 frosted clowns and a one spot rabbit fish.
I have a small 3.8gallon aio coming to put some rubble in and get them loaded with aptasia so I can raise some Berghia
Any suggestions would be helpful

mdb_talon · Dec 1, 2021

Just about anything will eat berghia eggs so if you plan to raise them the key is having a tank without crabs/fish/pods/etc. Otherwise you may get some to hatch and grow to adults, but it will significantly reduce chances.

Other thing of note that i was shocked by is how much food they eat. I only got 7 after having spent 3 months growing aptasia in a 10g. These guys just mow through the berghia i am not able to grow it as fast as they eat it.

As for the berghia themselves i am not sure is a skunk cleaner will bother them or not sorry

Manose · Dec 1, 2021

mdb_talon said:
Just about anything will eat berghia eggs so if you plan to raise them the key is having a tank without crabs/fish/pods/etc. Otherwise you may get some to hatch and grow to adults, but it will significantly reduce chances.

Other thing of note that i was shocked by is how much food they eat. I only got 7 after having spent 3 months growing aptasia in a 10g. These guys just mow through the berghia i am not able to grow it as fast as they eat it.

As for the berghia themselves i am not sure is a skunk cleaner will bother them or not sorry

Yeah going to get some pantyhose and keep them in the shipping container with holes in it till nighttime and release them then