Nudibranch question....

[pashari]

How do you all feel about them? Are they easy to care for? Any special requirements? I have a 60 gal FOWLR tank that's been established about 3.5 years. I think they're great looking things and would love to add to my tank but only if it will thrive.
Thanks!!!
lisa

 

[jjlittle]

I had some they just eat algea and go around like a snail. Just be careful they will get sucked into over flows etc. had to pull mine out of my sump many times. There pretty cool nothing to brag about. Mine were pretty small I have seen larger ones like 3 inches which were nicer then mine which were like 1.5 inches

 

[ruaround]

Nudis dont have a very long lifespan...

 

[lion_crazz]

Very difficult to care for and all different types of have different dietary needs. I definitely do not recommend them.

 

[corally]

Originally Posted by lion_crazz
Very difficult to care for and all different types of have different dietary needs. I definitely do not recommend them.

yep, I got two purple ones (at different times) and they were both dead within a couple of weeks. I think the lettuce nudibranch is okay to keep, but the pretty ones have VERY specialized diets, some kind of sponge is the only thing they will eat.

 

[farmboy]

Pretty much the same experience as corally with a purple. They eat only 1 kind of sponge and you probably don't have access to it. Lettuce nudis are supposed to eat algae. I don't think they are a true nudibranch.