Do they prefer to lay eggs on vertical surfaces? I noticed that you have substrate in the tank and I'm surprised that they didn't lay on the substrate. I may have made a mistake. I put calcium reactor media as rubble on the bottom of my burghia tank and dumped in a bunch of aiptasia and burghia. The nudibranchs are growing, but I fear that I will never see the eggs. The burghia hide between the calcium reactor media for much of the day. They are growing big.
Andreas Horvath that's really cool do you need to keep a tank of aptasia then to keep the colony going? do you sell them? I have a few aptasia I've been trying to get with aptasia x and keep coming back.
Tyler Schafer Hi Tyler! In order to breed the nudibranchs you need to maintain a constant source of aiptasia. I breed and sell aeolidella stephanieae. I even sell a a device to breed your own: www.fishgimmicks.com/de/zubehoer-fuer-zuechter/43-snail-farm-in-a-box.html
you can swap language to English on the top right: www.fishgimmicks.com/en/accessories-for-breeders/43-snail-farm-in-a-box.html I sell the nudibranch for 15 EUR per piece but shipping overseas is not possible as the delicate animals would not survive. I am certain you will find local sources in the States.
Do they prefer to lay eggs on vertical surfaces? I noticed that you have substrate in the tank and I'm surprised that they didn't lay on the substrate. I may have made a mistake. I put calcium reactor media as rubble on the bottom of my burghia tank and dumped in a bunch of aiptasia and burghia. The nudibranchs are growing, but I fear that I will never see the eggs. The burghia hide between the calcium reactor media for much of the day. They are growing big.
Why did you harvest the eggs as opposed to just letting them hatch?
How many individuals can you breed in per egg sac?
Hard to say, maybe 5-10.
Do you still raise them until today,
No, not this time.
Y did you remove eggs was there aneapods in there of some other preditor
to breed in the beaker
Yeah you can see a big one running around at 0:27
Do amphipods eat the nudibranchs, or only the babies?
how long before they are mature?
hi Tyler
it takes about 2 months from hatching until they reach about 7-10mm in size.
Regards
Andreas
Andreas Horvath that's really cool do you need to keep a tank of aptasia then to keep the colony going? do you sell them? I have a few aptasia I've been trying to get with aptasia x and keep coming back.
Tyler Schafer Hi Tyler! In order to breed the nudibranchs you need to maintain a constant source of aiptasia. I breed and sell aeolidella stephanieae. I even sell a a device to breed your own: www.fishgimmicks.com/de/zubehoer-fuer-zuechter/43-snail-farm-in-a-box.html
Hey I went to your site but had a hard time since it was in german. How much are the nudibranch each and would you ship to usa?
you can swap language to English on the top right: www.fishgimmicks.com/en/accessories-for-breeders/43-snail-farm-in-a-box.html I sell the nudibranch for 15 EUR per piece but shipping overseas is not possible as the delicate animals would not survive. I am certain you will find local sources in the States.