what feed slugs

[Slugattack]

Hi

does anybody of you have experience with opistobranchs/cephalaspideae/aglajidae? I need feed for such a slug called Chelidonura sandrana. I know that they feed on microturbellarians.

Now my question:

Where can I get microturbellarians commercially?

What else do they feed?
Where can I get it?

Does anybody have a clue?
I dont have time to grow them on my own so I have to buy them.
I would apreciate help very much.

Johannes

[JustDavidP]

Wow... nice nudi...

Microturbellaria? Aren't they a flatworm themselves? I need to look it up. Most of us reef keepers fear worms... and probably wouldn't know where to get them commercially. Let me do a little poking around...you may have to approach various zoology departments at universities with this inquiry.

Dave

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[JustDavidP]

Seems as if there is a Dr. L.R.G. Cannon at the Queensland Museum who is familiar with Microturbellaria. Have you any resources there?

[JustDavidP]

Try Wards... they have some plannara cultures... and have been sited as a supplier in some studies about other Platyhelminthes

Ward's Natural Science, POBox 92912, Rochester, NY 14692-8439, tel = 800.962.2660, fax = 800.635.8439, WARD'S Natural Science: Your Source for Science Since 1862 - Education - Lab - Hobbies

[JustDavidP]

Some other supply sites for various research cultures:

Welcome to VWR International
Carolina Biological Supply Company - Online Catalog
http://www.fishersci.com/
Gulf Specimen Marine Laboratory

[Slugattack]

Thanks David for these good hints,

fortunately it seems to be possible to hold flatworms found in the sediment. If this is the case I dont have to buy any which I would prefer.

However I will have a look on the pages you told me.
thanks
johannes

[JustDavidP]

Johannes,

Yes, luckily for you, it seems (through my reading) that you are on a "hot bed" of supply in the sands and muds of your own waters.

Best of luck!

Dave