Mystery nudibranch (with pics)

[NKT]

Found this guy when I first set up my tank--apparently he hitchhiked on the Lalo rock from liveaquaria. I haven't yet figured out what it is he eats, but he's been alive for almost a year so I assume he has some sort of food source in the tank. He'll also tend to go days without moving an inch... anyone have any knowledge about this one?

 

[Len]

I don't know what that nudibranch is but I also have a couple of them from my Fiji rocks. They've been harmless so far as I can tell.

 

[Anonymous]

Cool looking whatever it is.

 

[NKT]

Poking around the internet and found this guy's description, stating it as a soft coral eater: http://www.jonbondy.com/Talk/nudibranch.htm

looks like i'll have to keep an eye on it... doesn't seem to have eaten any soft corals yet though (have a colt and leather that it hasn't touched yet)

 

[Len]

I guess I'll fish mine out then, but I haven't seen them for weeks. Maybe something ate them or they took a trip down the magical chute.

 

[Anonymous]

Well I wouldn't leave it as "it hasn't touched anything yet" type issue as Nudis are quite the predators, and they only eat a particular item. So when it gets hungry guess what it's going to eat. Now if you wanted to go SPS or LPS only and can't seem to pull all those damn softies out maybe this nudi is for you From that webpage though it looks like it's eatting a type of colt coral or perhaps kenya tree (they all look alike to me when they're stressed), so this may be the only food source for them.

 

[Anonymous]

not reef safe, get it out.

 

[Anonymous]

I had those exact ones before and they shown a liking for Cladelia sp.

 

[Anonymous]

Nice picture of a Tritoniopsis elegans.

Regards,
David Mohr

 

[Anonymous]

http://www.seaslugforum.net/factsheet.cfm?base=triteleg