Reef Tank - BERGHIA NUDIBRANCH (Fact or Fiction?) DO THEY WORK?

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  • Опубликовано: 11 окт 2024
  • Berghia Nudibranch have been known to kill the coral stinging pest, Aiptasia. In this video, Tom begins a controlled experiment to see if what is said about the Berghia really works.
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Комментарии • 64

  • @TOMReefer
    @TOMReefer  Год назад +6

    Hey Guys, I had Berghia before, but never really observed them eating Aiptasia. This time around, im putting them in my 5 gallon refugium loaded with aiptasia. Let follow and see what happens! 😃

  • @jtdr2023
    @jtdr2023 Год назад +1

    Tom, thanks for the video. I purchased 5 Berghia about 2 months ago after I got a massive aiptasia outbreak. I never see them but have to believe that they are hard at work since my aiptasia count is dwindling. You always seem to be doing videos on what I’m going through in my tank. Thanks again.

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад

      Hey JTDR, YW, happy to hear you see some reduction in the Aiptasia. I’m hoping for the same👍🏻

  • @christipan2100
    @christipan2100 Год назад

    Hello. any update with Berghia? I have tried twice in the main tank, both times I did not see any result. Μy aquarium is 300 liters (79 gallons) and I have fish: 2 Amphiprion ocellaris, 1 foxface, 3 damsel, 1 sifting goby, 1Two Spot Bristletooth Tang, 1 clean shrimp, 1 coral shrimp (boxer). your channel is very good!

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад +1

      Hi Christi, my Berghia did eat all my aiptasia, however they were in my refugium with no chance of predators eating them. I’m not sure if your 2 shrimp could be the problem. I’ve had good luck with peppermint shrimp eating aiptasia. File fish will eat them, but they will eat zoas and pick at other stuff.

  • @virgobrotha
    @virgobrotha 3 месяца назад

    I had an aiptaisia outbreak in my tank and these worked like magic. I kept trying to use the chemical solutions, but they always came back.

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  3 месяца назад

      Hi Virgo, absolutely right! Berghia are the best. A bit pricey, but they get the job done👍🏻

  • @metsdynastyx
    @metsdynastyx Год назад

    Hey Tom - good to see a new video. Your refugium really took off. How did you create that population of amphipods? Hitchhikers or did you add them?

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад

      Hi Mets, the pods were just from the older system when I made the transfer to the 75 gallon. Did not add anything. It’s amazing how fast things multiply when there are no predators👍🏻😊

  • @MrGarciaJr
    @MrGarciaJr Год назад +1

    Tom reefer! Nice video. I look forward to seeing the results

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад +1

      Hi David, thanks! Me too😊

  • @xCaspow
    @xCaspow Год назад +1

    Nice one Tom!

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад

      Thanks X! 😃

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад

      I’ll be out to check Instagram 🤪

  • @lkapitan8232
    @lkapitan8232 Год назад

    Tom, how did you manage to get Aiptasia in all your tanks? Side note - just noticed something unsubscribed me from you channel, just subbed again, who knows.

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад

      Hi LKapitan, I believe they were on the live rock I got from fish guy Mike. 😊 they were not visible at the time. I’ve always had periods of aiptasia throughout the years. One disadvantage of real live rock. Usually, with peppermint shrimp, I eliminate them. However, this time around, my peppermint shrimp have yet to eat them. Thanks for subbing up again 👍🏻😊

  • @christopherbraxton7289
    @christopherbraxton7289 Год назад +1

    Great video time very informative I'd like to see the outcome of this experiment

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад

      Hi Chris! Thanks! We will see!😊👍🏻

  • @MRT_Reefer
    @MRT_Reefer Год назад +1

    First🖐️always watching your video 😁

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад

      You go way back from the beginning Miguel correct? Or no? 😊

  • @emilyseferovich1890
    @emilyseferovich1890 Год назад

    I bought 3 small ORA peppermint shrimp after seeing 2 aptasia in my 15g, and within a day, both were gone. They've been nice to have around and tend mostly to scavenge :). I love nudibranchs but every time I try to buy, my LFS says they'll die out after eating the aptasia--what's the plan post aptasia to keep them around, Tom?

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад +1

      Hi Emily, great that the peppermint shrimp worked. There can never really be a plan after Berghia eat all your aiptasia, unless I plan on turning one of my tanks into breeding them. Which I won’t. It is a problem.

    • @emilyseferovich1890
      @emilyseferovich1890 Год назад +1

      @@TOMReefer Thanks for the thoughtful reply! In my case, after the aptasia disappeared, 2 of the 3 ORA peppermints disappeared as well, but the third is super friendly and actually swims up to me and crawls my hand when I put it in the tank for maintenance purposes. Love your channel--learned a lot from you and now have a 15g nano and 2g desk pico :)

  • @porboi1
    @porboi1 Год назад +1

    That's pretty cool!

  • @warren4234
    @warren4234 Год назад

    I have 4 big Aiptaisa peeing me right off, right in my line of sight, and also several small Aiptasia, I gave the boiling water method a go and it did not work,,, I've been toying with the idea of buying Berghia, £40 for 3 Berghia are not cheap in the uk, and the only other major problem I have is,, My 3 Wrasse, The wrasse would be in for a treat if I added Berghia, on the other hand, I do have a Copperband currently in quarantine at my LFS, hoping to pick it up this week. if that fails, it will be injection time,, Aiptasia X, which will defiantly kill the Aiptasia.

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад

      Hi Warren, this is why they call aiptasia a pest. That Copperband could work. I had one years ago and it ate aiptasia. I haven’t had luck with Aiptasia X. It will kill them, but after a time they come back. You might try peppermint shrimp. They have worked for me, but not every time.

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад

      Hi Warren, this is why they call aiptasia a pest. That Copperband could work. I had one years ago and it ate aiptasia. I haven’t had luck with Aiptasia X. It will kill them, but after a time they come back. You might try peppermint shrimp. They have worked for me, but not every time.

  • @jamesbroderick3660
    @jamesbroderick3660 Год назад

    Hey Tom have you thought about trying the Kessil A160 tune blue?

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад +1

      Hey James, I haven’t yet, but I know it’s a really quality light 👍🏻

    • @jamesbroderick3660
      @jamesbroderick3660 Год назад

      @@TOMReefer I think all of us are ready for you to get another tank and use that that light

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад +1

      Haha, I’m sure eventually I will. 😃

  • @jibe4781
    @jibe4781 Год назад

    Hi Tom. Nice animal. Hope that will work. You don’t want some peppermint shrimp ?

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад

      Hi Jean, I have peppermint shrimp in my other tanks. They are not eating the aiptasia. I have had success with peppermint shrimp in the past, but these are not eating the aiptasia. I will try the Berghia in the refugium only at this time.

    • @jibe4781
      @jibe4781 Год назад

      @@TOMReefer ah. Ok. I wait the result. They’re very cool animal.

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад +1

      Yes, I agree👍🏻😊

  • @foggymorrnning9319
    @foggymorrnning9319 Год назад

    Hi where did you purchase them?

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад

      Hi Foggymorning, vender is called reeftown.com Small but reliable 👍🏻Jeff is a contact person. The update is, that they eliminated all my Berghia in my refugium 😊

  • @ibewbro5614
    @ibewbro5614 Год назад

    I saw those this weekend at absolutely fish I always wondered if they worked

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад

      They will do the job in the right situation. Feedback from viewers is, they will work. 👍🏻

  • @barcafishing6243
    @barcafishing6243 8 месяцев назад

    I have a infestation in my 10 gallons nano reef of aiptasia , I put 6 nubies in a month 💯 clean

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  8 месяцев назад

      That’s great! Where did you get yours? I may need to get some again 🤪

    • @barcafishing6243
      @barcafishing6243 8 месяцев назад

      @@TOMReefer Wwc I live in Orlando , I was planning to harvest those.. but I have enough with my 2 🪸 reef aquariums and the phytoplankton that i grow

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  8 месяцев назад

      Nice! 👍🏻😊

  • @aussied723
    @aussied723 Год назад +1

    👍very cool

  • @alancurtis1388
    @alancurtis1388 Год назад

    can't wait to see how it go"s

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад

      Hey Alan, me too! 👍🏻😊

  • @MrKea009
    @MrKea009 11 месяцев назад

    Which are predators? Also shrimps or hermets

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  11 месяцев назад

      Peppermint shrimp can eat aiptasia anemones. Hermit crabs eat algae.

  • @Botzz28
    @Botzz28 Год назад

    Those are the biggest aiptasia I ever seen lmao

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад

      Haha, I’ve had bigger over the years 😁

  • @Truskilzz710
    @Truskilzz710 Год назад +1

    Yo yo

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад

      Hey Tru, Thanks for checking in! 👍🏻😊

  • @theideaofclips5481
    @theideaofclips5481 Год назад +1

    verfied it works i also breed them.

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад

      Great to hear! Maybe you can give me some tips! 😊how to you keep enough aiptasia for them?

    • @theideaofclips5481
      @theideaofclips5481 Год назад

      I have a 40 gallon aptasia breeding tank. The breeding tank for the bergia is 10 gallons. i keep only about 100 at a time and they eat about 50 aptasia a week. i pester aptasia so they spread i also feed the aptasia rods food/ reef roids.

    • @TOMReefer
      @TOMReefer  Год назад

      Great, so you are pro! 👍🏻😃 thanks. How do you remove the Berghia to transfer to your display?

    • @theideaofclips5481
      @theideaofclips5481 Год назад

      peppermint shrimp and large amphipods eat the baby's from what I've noticed.

    • @theideaofclips5481
      @theideaofclips5481 Год назад +1

      @@TOMReefer take a pipette and cut the end off, so it wont sqeeze them. suck up and apply to low flow area along the wall or rocks. they can eat aptasia alone or in pairs. if the aptasia is massive they team up.