Red nudi

[Rob lane]

What the what?! Red nudi, it’s about the size of a quarter? With little black eyes?! It’s cute as all hell!!

Is it the devil?!

 

[NY_Caveman]

Looks like a rostanga that preys on red sponges. It is seriously cute.

 

[Rob lane]

Fits, just added a spider sponge about two weeks back... they eat anything else?!

 

[NY_Caveman]

Fits, just added a spider sponge about two weeks back... they eat anything else?!

Nudibranchs are generally very specific in their diet. I will note that several nudibranchs carry toxins they “steal” from their prey. This species however uses camouflage as a defense made obvious by its color matching that of the sponge. I would suggest inspecting the sponge closely for more specimens.