skinnywater66
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Just caught this guy cruising on my rock.
What is this??
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Some kind of nudibranch - not sure which. Some are fine, some are coral eaters.
SlugSnorter
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opalescent nudibranch maybe.Just caught this guy cruising on my rock.
eats some kinds of small nems and hydroids. Will likely die in your tank due to starvation.
SlugSnorter
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close, but not quite. Matches an Opalescent better IMO.
sixty_reefer
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It could be, mine used to look like this wend they were well fed, a little blue tint to it
AquaGemCorals
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Berghia stephanieae is a species of sea slug, an aeolid nudibranch. Look at this site https://www.saltyunderground.com/8-berghia-nudibranch
Where is your rock from?
I got two very similar from my TBS rocks. Sometimes more orangeish streaks, but sometimes looked darker. I gave both of them to a local reefer trying to breed Berghia and he confirmed that they ate aiptasia.
I got two very similar from my TBS rocks. Sometimes more orangeish streaks, but sometimes looked darker. I gave both of them to a local reefer trying to breed Berghia and he confirmed that they ate aiptasia.
SlugSnorter
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Id say the coloration and shape are a bit off. Then again, nudis are horribly understudied with a few species likely being clumped together. Either way, I don't think it'll last super long in OPs tank.
skinnywater66
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So hard to ID. Just looked online and there are so many of these.
skinnywater66
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Got the rock from TBS. Yes when I caught it there was a little orange streaks.
Here is one of the two I got off of my TBS rocks. Definitely an Aiptasia eater and apparently breeding--will have to follow-up on how they are doing.
