Nudibranch?

[sultwaterchick]

Hey lovely’s! What type of Nudibranch do you think this is?

 

[mborn]

Looks like a Stomatella snail to me.

 

[sultwaterchick]

Looks like a Stomatella snail to me.

It doesn’t have any type of shell. Hard or soft.

 

[mborn]

Their shells are flat like a fingernail on their back, and the color blends with their tissue so it’s hard to see. Google image stomatella snail and see if it looks the same. It’s hard to tell from your pictures.

 

[sultwaterchick]

Their shells are flat like a fingernail on their back, and the color blends with their tissue so it’s hard to see. Google image stomatella snail and see if it looks the same. It’s hard to tell from your pictures.

I googled away. Doesn’t look the same at all. I scrapped the top with my finger nail. It’s all fleshy.

 

[Mr_Knightley]

I'm not familiar with that specific species, telling by the fact it's living in the tank then it most likely feed off of something in the tank. A common thing with nudibranchs is they often look like what they eat, so maybe it eats detritus? I would play it safe and discard it unless somebody can prove its' harmlessness.

 

[Marten]

That's a nudibranch of some type or another, not really sure since there are so many different types. Most are very specialized feeders so I would just keep an eye on it to see if it bothers anything in your tank.

 

[KJ]

Look like Dermatobranchus rodmani.

 

[vetteguy53081]

It is a Dermatobranchus nudi as KJ mentioned and NOT reef safe as it primarily feeds on polyps !!
I would remove asap and hope there is no eggs present

 

[sultwaterchick]

Look like Dermatobranchus rodmani.

Thank you, yes definitely that guy. Frick..

 

[sultwaterchick]

It is a Dermatobranchus nudi as KJ mentioned and NOT reef safe as it primarily feeds on polyps !!
I would remove asap and hope there is no eggs present

tha k you. It’s been removed.

 

[KJ]

Thank you, yes definitely that guy. Frick..

YW.

 

[sultwaterchick]

YW.

Any recommendations on how to get them out of the system?

 

[vetteguy53081]

Any recommendations on how to get them out of the system?

By hand is basically the only effective method.

 

[samnaz]

Hmm I wonder what the diet is for these guys, can’t find any definitive info on the web.

 

[sultwaterchick]

Hmm I wonder what the diet is for these guys, can’t find any definitive info on the web.

Sounds like they like polyps.

 

[living_tribunal]

By hand is basically the only effective method.

And they are very very hard to find during the evening.

I wish there were nudis that just fed on normal stuff... I would love to keep them in my tank permanently.

 

[living_tribunal]

Hmm I wonder what the diet is for these guys, can’t find any definitive info on the web.

That's because most species of nudibranchs have a highly specialized diet and each species diet varies tremendously.

For instance, Flabellina pedata & Cratena peregrina consume hydroids. Berghias only consume aptasia. Cryptobranch dorids, spanish dancers, and chromodoris lochi only consume specific sponges. Clown nudibranchs only eat nematocysts from jellyfish. Melibe Leonina only eats pods. Jorunna funebris only eats blue sponges. Orange peels only eat bryozoan. Nembrotha chamberlaini only eats on a tunicate name Rhopalaea. Sagaminopteron ornatum primarily consume tube worms.

You get the point.

 

[gparkford]

I have been fighting off something that looks similar for months... They are bright green - and I have some neon hairy mushrooms as well as a hammer that was similar colored that had a random die off this week... Do you think these are also "Dermatobranchus rodmani"?
(I had sucked him up in a pipette and held him up to the glass to film before disposal)

 

[KJ]

I have been fighting off something that looks similar for months... They are bright green - and I have some neon hairy mushrooms as well as a hammer that was similar colored that had a random die off this week... Do you think these are also "Dermatobranchus rodmani"?
(I had sucked him up in a pipette and held him up to the glass to film before disposal)

Look like Vayssierea felis feed on spirobid worms.

Vayssierea felis - Google Search

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