Nudibranch

[Jamie7907]

Does anyone have experience with these guys?
Phyllidia Arabica is the Latin name but I haven’t found much on their care requirements.

 

[NowGlazeIT]

I’m fairly new to these guys are they good pest or animals people buy?

 

[Jamie7907]

Could go either way. Some like berghia and velvet are good others eat corals. Most aren’t easy to sustain long term due to dietary requirements being difficult to meet.

 

[keddre]

Phyllidia Arabica also goes by Phyllidia Varicosa. Varicosa, and the rest of the Phyllidia family, have a strict diet of sponges; eating these sponges they store up the toxins then use said toxins for self defense.

All cases of keeping them in captivity, that I could find, end with the slug releasing these toxins and fouling the rest of the tank. That said, care would be to feed them sponges, they may only eat a certain kind of sponge and to keep them undisturbed or startled.

http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/433
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212835#feedingtype
http://seaslugs.free.fr/nudibranche/a_pdia_varicosa.htm

 

[S-t-r-e-t-c-h]

Found this:
http://seaslugs.free.fr/nudibranche/a_pdia_varicosa.htm

This was especially concerning:

These sea slugs are masters of chemical defence. They are capable of polluting an entire aquarium if stressed in any way. They produce a pungent toxin that will kill all life in the aquarium. They have no known predators.

There's also a similar species (that sort of looks more like yours) that is listed as an obligate sponge eater:
http://seaslugs.free.fr/nudibranche/a_pdia_coelestris.htm

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Phyllidia Arabica also goes by Phyllidia Varicosa. Varicosa, and the rest of the Phyllidia family, have a strict diet of sponges; eating these sponges they store up the toxins then use said toxins for self defense.

All cases of keeping them in captivity, that I could find, end with the slug releasing these toxins and fouling the rest of the tank. That said, care would be to feed them sponges, they may only eat a certain kind of sponge and to keep them undisturbed or startled.

http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/433
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212835#feedingtype
http://seaslugs.free.fr/nudibranche/a_pdia_varicosa.htm

Drop the mike much?
Lol


An established tank seems to to be key in raising keeping them.

If you have a fairly good established tank for it, id even consider silicate dosing.

 

[keddre]

Looks like stretch and I stumbled across the same articles, if you go forward with it, I would recommend heavy carbon usage. Also you can get sponges from carolina, but I can't guarantee that they'll eat that particular sponge
https://m.carolina.com/marine-and-s...r-sponge-living-pack-of-5/162923.pr?question=

Drop the mike much?
Lol


An established tank seems to to be key in raising keeping them.

If you have a fairly good established tank for it, id even consider silicate dosing.

Lol, slugs and nudis are my favorite creatures yet. Call me crazy but even after my recent disaster, I'm highly consider getting another one. To be specific the chamberlain nudiabrach.

Also, do you mind if I ask why you suggest silicate dosing?

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

Looks like stretch and I stumbled across the same articles, if you go forward with it, I would recommend heavy carbon usage. Also you can get sponges from carolina, but I can't guarantee that they'll eat that particular sponge
https://m.carolina.com/marine-and-s...r-sponge-living-pack-of-5/162923.pr?question=


Lol, slugs and nudis are my favorite creatures yet. Call me crazy but even after my recent disaster, I'm highly consider getting another one. To be specific the chamberlain nudiabrach.

Also, do you mind if I ask why you suggest silicate dosing?

You are 100% correct on the bacteria and carbon dosing
Two things sponges like , bacteria and silicates. Builds strong bones.
Sponge bones that is.

DEF check out Randy's silicate articles here in the stickies.

 

[keddre]

DEF check out Randy's silicate articles here in the stickies.

Will do, thanks

 

[NowGlazeIT]

Phyllidia Arabica also goes by Phyllidia Varicosa. Varicosa, and the rest of the Phyllidia family, have a strict diet of sponges; eating these sponges they store up the toxins then use said toxins for self defense.

All cases of keeping them in captivity, that I could find, end with the slug releasing these toxins and fouling the rest of the tank. That said, care would be to feed them sponges, they may only eat a certain kind of sponge and to keep them undisturbed or startled.

http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/433
http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=212835#feedingtype
http://seaslugs.free.fr/nudibranche/a_pdia_varicosa.htm

Awesome write up thank you