Strangest hitchhiker I've ever had
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Topic: Strangest hitchhiker I've ever had
Posted By: aquablue
Subject: Strangest hitchhiker I've ever had
Date Posted: February 01 2013 at 3:16am
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While I was in doing some work in the tank tonight, this creature came cruising across the front glass:
I know it's a nudibranch but of what variety I have no idea, I haven't had a predation problem of any kind in the tank, there was a weed anemone that went missing though. Thoughts? ------------- 12G Nano Cube | DIY LED Member of GCFB |
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Posted By: speyside712
Date Posted: February 01 2013 at 3:33am
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there are some anemone eating nudibranches out there, i'm not sure what variety that one is though. It sure is pretty, but i would definitely try to research it some more to see what it is and what damage it could potentially cause before you set it free in your tank again. Sorry i couldn't be more help, but its definitely a cool looking one thanks for sharing.
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Posted By: aquablue
Date Posted: February 01 2013 at 3:44am
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He's in his own little container hanging in the tank right now, I'll keep him there till I figure out what he is exactly. He doesn't resemble the zoanthid eating nudibranchs, He does however resemble one type of berghia I saw while googling, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Berghia_coerulescens" rel="nofollow - Berghia coerulescens (Wikipedia)
He would've had to have been in the tank for months and I haven't had any coral of any kind show any signs of predation... I'm stumped lol. I guess it's possible he's that type of berghia while the more common one in the trade is the Berghia verrucicornis, but I'm just making observations at this point. ------------- 12G Nano Cube | DIY LED Member of GCFB |
Posted By: phys
Date Posted: February 01 2013 at 5:05am
| that's awesome! If you don't want it, ill take it lol |
Posted By: Fatman
Date Posted: February 01 2013 at 7:40am
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He's great looking. ------------- February 4: Winter Banquet at the Living Planet Aquarium Tickets: http://utahreefs.com/store/index.php?route=product/category&path=36 |
Posted By: aquablue
Date Posted: February 02 2013 at 11:41am
I think it's safe to say my guess that he's a berghia coerulescens was correct, I got a hold of a weed anemone and he went right for it:   Chowing down happily. |
Posted By: Lewy
Date Posted: February 03 2013 at 9:26am
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So would he go for a RBTA? ------------- 40 gal w/ 20 sump |
Posted By: aquablue
Date Posted: February 03 2013 at 10:18am
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Looks like they only go for anemones in the aiptasia family, like the other berghia. I've got a rock anemone in the tank that hasn't been touched, but he went right for the lightbulb anemone (close relative of aiptasia). There was a lightbulb anemone on a rock in the tank that went missing a while back, I usually just killed them like aiptasias but I hadn't got that one yet, he beat me to it. ------------- 12G Nano Cube | DIY LED Member of GCFB |
Posted By: Nails12
Date Posted: February 03 2013 at 11:00am
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That is awesome!!! ------------- This is more than a hobby; its a lifestyle. |
Posted By: Jimbo
Date Posted: February 03 2013 at 11:21am
| That thing is cool. Nice pics! Thanks for sharing. |
Posted By: Jeffs_little_ocean
Date Posted: February 03 2013 at 12:12pm
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Freakin Awesome! ------------- Life is good....right? |
Posted By: aquablue
Date Posted: February 03 2013 at 12:57pm
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I'll have to try to get some pictures that aren't from a phone, definitely the strangest hitchhiker I've ever gotten, and the coolest. I decided to call him Slurms Mackenzie, shopped pic related:
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Posted By: Pete Moss
Date Posted: February 03 2013 at 1:17pm
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What a total baller haha. I'm jealous. ------------- 125g 90g 2x33g 34g What stores do I recommend? Up North: Bill ( Saltwater Paradise 801-317-8115 ) Down South: Jerry ( Reef On 801-563-0600 ) Member of GCFB |
Posted By: Holyzion
Date Posted: February 03 2013 at 2:16pm
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Good old Futurama. ------------- 74G Mixed Reef 3G Picotope |
Posted By: ajsahm
Date Posted: February 04 2013 at 6:21am
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Wow now that is just awesome!!! ------------- 75g - In the process of building |