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Originally Posted by dreams i think those nudebranches are so pretty, but i swear i read someplece that they would devour corals.....am i mistaken on that? |
Yes and no. There are
nudibranchs that eat coral but not the Lettuce
nudibranch. Actually,
nudibranchs as a group are some of the more difficult animals to keep alive in captivity. Most of them die in a month or two by waisting away from starvation. The Lettuce
Nudi is supposed to eat hair algae and I had such a beautiful growth of algaes, meaning several kinds, that I thought I'd try them. They go about grazing on the rocks and so far seem to be doing fine. It's been a month since I bought them.
AdamJ is right about them being picky eaters. Most should stay in the ocean.
Cheng too, is correct. If you get a year out of them consider yourself lucky. Under reef conditions Nudies are not long lived.
Clams are some of my favorite critters. I love the variety and richness of the colors.
