Sea Slug: Berghia Verrucicornis

[xpert1974]

I have lots of Aips in my tank. From the net, gathered that a sea slug called Berghia Verrucicornis will eat all these aips. Does anyone knows where can I get it? Or does any other species of sea slug eats Aips too?

Used to have a file fish from ML for Aips control but have to catch and release it into Kallang River as its preying on my recently acquired feather dusters.

[AlfaRomeo]

I dunt think Berghia Verrucicornis is available locally in Singapore. You might wanna try peppermint shrimps for aip control but these are not 100%.

[xpert1974]

where can I get peppermint shrimps? I have never seen them all these while in lfs. Cleaner, Camel, Fire, Boxy shrimps is common but not peppermint?

[AlfaRomeo]

Usually we have to wait for shipments, usually Paradiz Reef has them or Iwarna. A few other LFS might have them too but the shipments are very few. Watch the LFS thread. Some of the guys might post when the peppermint shrimps are here.

[ozy]

I think LCK 110 still have some peppermint shrimps.

[ReDDeviLs]

think PR haf some.

[barnacle]

Used to have a file fish from ML for Aips control but have to catch and release it into Kallang River as its preying on my recently acquired feather dusters.

u release the file fish at kallang river???

it will not survive.......

[xpert1974]

can survive lah, it was released in one of the longkang leading to Kallang/Singapore river.

PR have? will call them and check it out. Thanks guys!

[NavIgatoR]

yah it cn survive man...the river is Brackish water....

[NavIgatoR]

yah it cn survive man...the river is Brackish water....

opps sori typo edited version*yah it cant survive...the river is Brackish water...*

[Maxstar81]

My camel eats anemones.

ate 3 till their tenticles all gone.

[AlfaRomeo]

My camel eats anemones.

ate 3 till their tenticles all gone.

Camel shrimps are not reef safe and its not the same as a peppermint shrimp.

The camel shrimp has a much more pronounced hump at the back when compared to the peppermint.

[Reefaholic]

Peppermint shrimp is vey effective in controlling Aptasia. But once they are gone, they will either die or look for alternative food.

Here again, once these pepermint shrimp trained to eat your pellets, then they are not interested in searching for Aips to eat.

So, there is always a good and bad about any living creature. Just depends on how you look at it. Aips helps to reduce Nutrient too, but they are pest like algae.

[Maxstar81]

My camel after finishing my anemones turned

their sights on my fan worm. Now fan broken liao.

[AlfaRomeo]

My camel after finishing my anemones turned

their sights on my fan worm. Now fan broken liao.

Get them out of there before more stuffs are damaged.

[Kelmen]

My camel eats anemones.

ate 3 till their tenticles all gone.

brother, that maybe a peppermint shrimp, because I read that they a preference over stinging coral, like anemone. Aiptasia is anemone. Peppermint has somekind of mechanism (or biological control or weapon) to sustain stinging coral retaliation.

From my reading camel shrimp are known to disturb other timid corals like mushroom or soft corals.

[FuEl]

Should have put up the filefish for adoption instead. Never introduce a non-native fish into local waters no matter how harmless it looks.