What the heck is this, UNUSUAL HITCHHICKER???

[efishnsea]

I found this guy crawling on the glass of my frag tank today. It is about 6mm long 2-4mm wide. The first 2 pics are the underside of it... I have never seen anything like it have you????
The tank has some recently cured fiji live rock in it..
I'll try to get some better pics today.
efish :happyfish nsea

 

[renogaw]

got any pics? they didnt come over.

 

[fishgeek01]

bergia nudibranch is my guess

 

[fishgeek01]

or some other nudibranch, the bergias are famous for eating aptasia anemones...

 

[efishnsea]

Originally Posted by Fishgeek01
or some other nudibranch, the bergias are famous for eating aptasia anemones...
If so should I get rid of it????

 

[renogaw]

omg if you get rid of it i'd have to find you and beat you
aptaisia are horrid things to have, and if this thing eats them you would be better off having one.

 

[fishgeek01]

do a little research about nudibranchs, this one looks a lot like the bregia nudibranchs that typically go for $20 min a peice on the net because they eat only aptasia, (which is a good thing) the thing is that if you have no aptasias it will die, these are the type of creature that you rent to fellow hobbyists so they can get rid of their problem aptasias. i would do some research and make sure that is what you have, but i think it is

 

[renogaw]

ooo ooo, if you rent it out i'll drive to florida to pick it up! LOL

 

[fishgeek01]

here is a pic of a bergia nudibranch that i found on the net

 

[fishgeek01]

i beleive you have a young one

 

[fishgeek01]

bump

 

[doglvr]

Check out Melev's reef, has a pic of a Zoanthid-eating Nudibranch which looks very much like your nudi. I had
a couple of these in my tank from LR
http://melevsreef.com/id/snails.html

 

[fishgeek01]

Originally Posted by doglvr
Check out Melev's reef, has a pic of a Zoanthid-eating Nudibranch which looks very much like your nudi. I had
a couple of these in my tank from LR
http://melevsreef.com/id/snails.html
i think that may actually be what this is, nice find doglvr

 

[efishnsea]

I dont have any aptasias in my tank!!! So it will die without them...

 

[fishgeek01]

i dont think it is the bergia anymore, i do however beleive it is the zoo eating nudibranch that DOGLVR found on that link

 

[efishnsea]

Originally Posted by Fishgeek01
i dont think it is the bergia anymore, i do however beleive it is the zoo eating nudibranch that DOGLVR found on that link
Ohh I dont like to hear that, as I have alot of zoas in my tank.

 

[efishnsea]

Thanks for the link DOGLVR

, it looks like the zoa eating nudi....
efish :happyfish nsea

 

[fishgeek01]

did yopu check out his link, i think its a match, you may want to check for more

 

[xdave]

Look above him, see that translucent spiral kind of spot? That looks like nubi eggs!!! Don't know that exact nubi, there a million different ones.

 

[efishnsea]

Originally Posted by xDave
Look above him, see that translucent spiral kind of spot? That looks like nubi eggs!!! Don't know that exact nubi, there a million different ones.
Thanks

, I have him in a pickle jar along with a sundial snail I found, I think I'm taking them to the toilet!!!!
efish :happyfish nsea