Lettuce Nudi keeps trying to kill itself

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Hello all.. my nudibranch keeps going towards my power head. I keep moving it and it goes back. I bought it to get rid of bryopsis. When i put it jest the bryopsis it doesn't do anything. But it went into the power head while i wasn't looking and a piece of it was shredded off. It's still alive, but its persistent on wanting to die. Any suggestions about the bryopsis or it trying to die? Thanks in advance.

 

[SlugSnorter]

send pic, many types of lettuce, you NEED to have screened power-heads with lettuce, they will chill higher up in the tank to collect light,I believe they go near power-heads as it seems like the best spot to them. They are not nudis and the common ones have no poisons that will nuke the tank.

 

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send pic, many types of lettuce, you NEED to have screened power-heads with lettuce, they will chill higher up in the tank to collect light,I believe they go near power-heads as it seems like the best spot to them. They are not nudis and the common ones have no poisons that will nuke the tank.

I tagged a picture. If a piece of the lettuce nudi got ripped off will it survive? It seems to be okay. It's still moving around. However, there was a bunch of spiderweb looking stuff around the tank after it happened. I scooped most of it out. Should i be concerned about that?

 

[SlugSnorter]

I tagged a picture. If a piece of the lettuce nudi got ripped off will it survive? It seems to be okay. It's still moving around. However, there was a bunch of spiderweb looking stuff around the tank after it happened. I scooped most of it out. Should i be concerned about that?

need picks in white both from sides and one from above and a pick of the foot to say how bad it is exactly. They can regenerate if the damage was not super bad

 

[Aiptaisia anemone]

Lettuce nudi have diffe type of species with diff type of diet, most common one seems to eat bryopsis though and i dont think you can train them to stay away from wavemaker

 

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need picks in white both from sides and one from above and a pick of the foot to say how bad it is exactly. They can regenerate if the

need picks in white both from sides and one from above and a pick of the foot to say how bad it is exactly. They can regenerate if the damage was not super bad

This isn't mine i had to use an example from online because my nudi is in a weird spot. Idk what the foot is on a nudi but half of the flowery looking part is gone. Not half its body just half of that textured part.

 

[SlugSnorter]

Lettuce nudi have diffe type of species with diff type of diet, most common one seems to eat bryopsis though and i dont think you can train them to stay away from wavemaker

many lettuces yes, they like light as they get some of their energy from it. I need more picks in white to see the exact species

 

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many lettuces yes, they like light as they get some of their energy from it. I need more picks in white to see the exact species

many lettuces yes, they like light as they get some of their energy from it. I need more picks in white to see the exact species

This is the best pic i got before it went into the power head.

 

[SlugSnorter]

This is the best pic i got before it went into the power head.

I mean I want a pic of it currently, in whites (looks like a Elysia crispata in that one)

 

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Im not sure what you mean by in whites. These are my white lights.

I mean I want a pic of it currently, in whites (looks like a Elysia crispata in that one)

That's the best I'll be able to get

 

[SlugSnorter]

Im not sure what you mean by in whites. These are my white lights.

That's the best I'll be able to get

Elysia clarki. is that a reflection or does it look that white? not sure it'll survive. But who knows, those guys have crazy regeneration

 

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Elysia clarki. is that a reflection or does it look that white? not sure it'll survive. But who knows, those guys have crazy regeneration

It's darker in person. I used my flash to get the white lights like you asked. From what i can tell it's Cerata was damaged. But it's foot seems to be intact.

 

[SlugSnorter]

It's darker in person. I used my flash to get the white lights like you asked. From what i can tell it's Cerata was damaged. But it's foot seems to be intact.

in that case its got a fair chance. they need live algae, since they drink its "sap"

 

[dedragon]

It's darker in person. I used my flash to get the white lights like you asked. From what i can tell it's Cerata was damaged. But it's foot seems to be intact.

plastic netting can be fasioned around the powerhead to try and stop this.
Side note I am also looking for lettuce nudibranchs right now and I live on long island. Did you get yours from a LFS close by? I need some bryopsis gone as well

 

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in that case its got a fair chance. they need live algae, since they drink its "sap"

Yeah i bought it to take care of bryopsis but every time i put it near the bryopsis it goes elsewhere. Also, is it safe to physically touch them?

 

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plastic netting can be fasioned around the powerhead to try and stop this.
Side note I am also looking for lettuce nudibranchs right now and I live on long island. Did you get yours from a LFS close by? I need some bryopsis gone as well

I got it from Caribbean blue. They said they think that's the only one they had, but maybe they were wrong. Doesnt hurt to ask. Are you in the long island reef groups?

 

[dedragon]

no but i def shud be, thank you i will reach out to them tmrw

 

[a.t.t.r]

Elysia clarki don’t seem to eat much of anything as adults. However when they gave babies they immediately annihilate the algae.

yours looks to be a crispata and in my experience they are pigs. On that note I would love more bryopsis I can’t keep mine growing fast enough. Lmk if you ever feel like shipping some to Florida.

 

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Elysia clarki don’t seem to eat much of anything as adults. However when they gave babies they immediately annihilate the algae.

yours looks to be a crispata and in my experience they are pigs. On that note I would love more bryopsis I can’t keep mine growing fast enough. Lmk if you ever feel like shipping some to Florida.

Why would you want bryopsis it kills my zoas

 

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Why would you want bryopsis it kills my zoas

Because I love the lettuce seaslugs