how big of a tank do you need for the crinoid and the basket and what do you feed them. also how much do the nudibranchs eat. i was considering getting elysia or sea hares to boost my cuc
OK let me try to get all the correct answers and warnings too. First know that sea hares and I think some nudibranch r toxic if scared or killed . my tank is only a 57 gal display w a 13 gal sump total 70 gal . basket stars at the age I have is maybe 1/8 in dia body w 8 legs size of thread but super cool n don't know how big I can get him. Feather stars r 3 to 6 in total. They r filter feeders and I feed high quality phyto w zoo algae specific as well as other filter food I mix. They don't eat enough to count, they just jump n when I feed 2 x a day. They have a very high mortality rate and live only a short time I'm told so my goal is to care for them as long as possible and enjoy the experience. As far as nudis and amounts of food they eat my experience is with bergia nudis that cool as they may b only eat apastia and when no more r there they die. The other is the frilly and super cool lettuce nudis and they r algae eaters. If no algae is there they can b fed sea lettuce. Just realize before hand manybof these delicate creatures should not b kept. At least don't expect them to live for long. I've just gotten lucky w the basket as a rock hitchhiker that is actually maintaining itself. We will see if I can even acclimate a feather star. May very well b a expensive short exp. Hope not but there it is. Fortunately only a bill for this round. Wife is actually thankful. Lol hope I got them all right
I’m obsessed with my conch there so cool.
Agreed
Lettuce slug (Crispata), Pom Pom, Feather duster, maybe a banded coral shrimp but they can be territorial, Astrea snail, electric blue hermit
I know they clean well, and have really cool moves
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ive heard they can be aggressive with other inverts
Harlequins are hard to keep, especially in a nano.
Lettuces (not true nudis) eat quite a bit of algae, ive heard they can be supplemented with anything as long as the chloroplasts (green stuff that makes energy for the plant) in it are still good (maybe even dried stuff, but maybe not) They get some of their energy from stealing chloroplasts too. Additionally, they are sensitive to hight flow cause they cant stick down super well, and are liable to get sucked into power-heads. Additionally, there are a few species in the hobby, some more pickey than others. If you have lots of algae, or are willing to sub, and can screen off your powerhead, they are pretty easy, and really cool and fun to watch.
