Bhergia Nudibranchs: Do they REALLY get rid of APTASIAS???🤔🧐

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Жыл бұрын

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@jasonclements9290 Жыл бұрын

My Copperband is an aptasia assasin, took 3 days for him to clean up m 6 foot reef, left him in for a month to make sure all was gone , then moved him to my 4 foot and then to my cube, since them i have lent him to two different friends and has cleaned up their tanks too. The hardest thing about CBs is getting through QT and tank transfer method and getting them to eat frozen mysis, the trick is to use a black plastic tub for tank transfer and qt, or else they keep swimming into the glass once they injure their beak its game over. Getting them to eat is easy start them on frozen or fresh mussels and once they are eating them use one of the old shells and add two cube of mysis and some RO water and freeze and then into tank and CB is fooled into trying mysis. People always have trouble with CBs since working this out i have QTed a dozen or so for friends and fellow reefers, and when picking one from LFS look for one that is active and inquisitive and looking for food, stay away from skinny ones sitting in a corner, healthy CBs never stop moving. Nice vid good luck with your aptasia cull.

@tylerhuxford3440 Жыл бұрын

Man I WISH my CBB would eat the aptasias 😩

@atfinthehouse8631 Жыл бұрын

They work. Are expensive. Just be aware they have potential to actually eat bubbletip anemones too. Had a vat with aiptasia infestation, that also was housing, growing a number of RBTs. Aiptasia eliminated. But surprisingly over the next few weeks the RBTs started disappearing. 🤷🏻‍♂️. Nothing else had changed. So have to assume anemones no matter what genera are on the menu.

@tylerhuxford3440 Жыл бұрын

Oh wow, first time I’ve heard of that. I’ll study on that a bit and get back to you. I personally would not be super offended if they are my btas, as mine split like crazy and become inconvenient 😅 but I realize for most people that’s definitely not how they feel

@queencityreefs Жыл бұрын

Great video! I had to sub. I could definitely relate to feeding nudis to aiptasia. 😆 🤣

@tylerhuxford3440 Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha that makes me a little happier to know that even the hobby’s best make mistakes. Welcome to the fam!

@bickfpv1108 Жыл бұрын

Here for the krak. Also just watched the video with the og bounce hope that can be a giveaway in the future. I have a Sunkist bounce myself but really want an og. Great content keep it up!

@tylerhuxford3440 Жыл бұрын

That might be a GREAT idea, it’s growing so well too! Great idea friend

@Jam617_ 8 ай бұрын

Yo I’m dien bro that shits so funny you got impatient and thru your nudibranchs directly on the aiptasia idk why that made me laugh man

@tylerhuxford3440 8 ай бұрын

Dude, now that it’s over, I can laugh now too 😅 but when it happened I was DYING inside 🤣🤣🤣

@rothmy1 Жыл бұрын

Never knew you had this much patience Ty! I’m impressed but cats are much easier pets. 😮❤

@tylerhuxford3440 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha! Yesenia would never allow cats 😆

@Cycnoches2012 6 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣

@mangosentinel695 2 ай бұрын

Was thinking of doing this but was hesitant because I have a Christmas Wrasse. This video is helpful knowing that it worked for you with a six line

@tylerhuxford3440 2 ай бұрын

I’m glad this helped!

@sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975 9 ай бұрын

Good luck. I wish they had a Coral dip that you could dip your corals in that destroys aptasia while not doing any harm to your corals.

@tylerhuxford3440 9 ай бұрын

Dude, if they had a magic elixir like that, it would be amazing 😅

@billyd0214 3 ай бұрын

We really enjoyed watching your video. Really instructive. I’ve done the berghia thing three times and it looks like I need them again. Do you think they were all gone then they’re back, but by then the berghia are all dead. Don’t know where these are coming from. So expensive. but your berghia look big . what size did you buy? And how many for what size tank? I subscribed and we will continue watching.

@tylerhuxford3440 3 ай бұрын

Welcome to the fam! I bought the medium size berghias and I’d buy two per 10 gallons if you can!

@GwonkReefkeeping Жыл бұрын

No judgement. We are all learning. I need some nudibranchs myself.

@tylerhuxford3440 Жыл бұрын

Appreciate the love my friend! Maybe I can mail some to you when I’m all done with them here… in about 6 months to a year 😜🤣

@GwonkReefkeeping Жыл бұрын

@@tylerhuxford3440 👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾

@sandroaces Жыл бұрын

Ounce of prevention is so true

@tylerhuxford3440 Жыл бұрын

Once of prevention, vs pound of cure 😉 spot on my friend

@CoralReefkid Жыл бұрын

Also, if you haven’t had the “I’m such an idiot “ moment, you just aren’t a true reefer in my eyes.

@tylerhuxford3440 Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha agreed 🤣

@tylerhuxford3440 Жыл бұрын

Who else has this worked for fam? Any nudibranch fans out there?

@jules2545 Жыл бұрын

Yes, I have used them and they are aptasia eating machines.

@FlySavageFPV Жыл бұрын

I'm about to take all my fish and shrimp out and put some nudibranchs in and let them do there thing with out the fish. I have added then before and I think they where eaten over time.

@tylerhuxford3440 Жыл бұрын

@@FlySavageFPV that’s serious commitment my friend! Best of luck to you 💪

@SaiyanSatsuki 6 ай бұрын

I wouldn’t move the Frags at all, as I think that’s how they split/ spread as well.

@tylerhuxford3440 6 ай бұрын

Great tip! These weren’t quite attached to the rock yet though, so it didn’t really hinder the growth ☺️

@MrLeoxlim Жыл бұрын

I’ve never had Aptasia in my tank so crossing my finger I’ll never had to deal with them 😅

@tylerhuxford3440 Жыл бұрын

Holy SMOKES! No aptasia? How long have you been in the hobby? And what do you attribute your success to? Do you dip everything? I have so many questions 🤣🤣🤣

@dougshelton69 2 ай бұрын

Take a drink every time he says need a Bronx😂

@tylerhuxford3440 2 ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣 that would be a recipe for a rude awakening my friend 🤣

@sley1325 Жыл бұрын

Here for the Krak

@tylerhuxford3440 Жыл бұрын

You’re entered!!!

@sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975 9 ай бұрын

3:54 is that a Lemon Peel Angelfish in the corner or a Tang?

@tylerhuxford3440 9 ай бұрын

It’s actually a mimic tang! I have a lemon peel in my larger 120 gallon, not shown here. I couldn’t put a lemon peel in here or else he’d eat all these zoas 😅 But mimic tangs are named such because they look just like lemon peel angels in his juvenile state. He’s a great algae eater 💪 he won’t look like this forever though, they change color as they grow. Make sure you look up the adult version and like what you see before snagging

@geoffhunt7965 Жыл бұрын

Aiptasia-x or making slurry of Kalkwasser is so much faster. Never had them spore. 35 year reefer.

@CoralReefkid Жыл бұрын

What consistency should I aim for with the kalk mixture?

@geoffhunt7965 Жыл бұрын

@@CoralReefkid Consistency like mayonnaise but would still allow you to suck it up into a syringe so you can slowly squirt it in the mouth when you have all the power heads and flow shut off in the tank. I completely cover the aptasia but I start slowly putting it in the mouths.

@tylerhuxford3440 Жыл бұрын

Ooooooh this sounds amazing, I’m going to try this!

@CoralReefkid Жыл бұрын

@@geoffhunt7965 that’s a better description, I was worried about missing the mouth. Thank you so much

@geoffhunt7965 Жыл бұрын

@@CoralReefkid after about 10 or 15 minutes, turn the flow back on and the white Kalkwasser floats around and generally does not cause any problem but some people might want to siphon it out before turning the flow back on but I’ve never bothered to do that and I’ve never had a problem. Also, some people utilize filefish because they quite often eat aptasia.

@corn674 Жыл бұрын

Once they have finished off all your aptasia send some my way!

@tylerhuxford3440 Жыл бұрын

Deal!!

@ipmanwingchun3122 6 ай бұрын

How much price you buy the nudibranch?

@tylerhuxford3440 6 ай бұрын

I remember the total order coming in under $100 after shipping! Might need to check the site though 👍

@erickgreene12 7 ай бұрын

What are applications

@tylerhuxford3440 7 ай бұрын

@ericgreene12, sorry! Didn’t understand this question 😬 what were you asking?

@adobo1970 Жыл бұрын

What happens when the number of aiptasia are no longer sufficient to feed all the bhergias?

@tylerhuxford3440 Жыл бұрын

You have to get them out at that point. If you have a local fish store, they almost all will buy them since they’re in such high demand… lots of customers come in asking for them. So make sure they give you good store credit 💪

@junior-1724 Жыл бұрын

Yes they do eliminate aptaisia! But then what sucks is they die!

@tylerhuxford3440 Жыл бұрын

Gotta share them with the local reef fam!

@junior-1724 Жыл бұрын

@@tylerhuxford3440 true!

@samoryTure 5 ай бұрын

Too expensive. Peppermint shrimp works much better and about $10 each. Added also a copperband. Took less than a week.

@tylerhuxford3440 5 ай бұрын

Do you mind if I ask if you have any zoas? And if so, how did your peppermint shrimp do with those?

@samoryTure 5 ай бұрын

@tylerhuxford3440 I have a small colony of rasta zoas. Colony is doing much better now. I used to have a few aiptasia in between. All gone. If you have any bristleworms, add a copperband. It'll go after them and the aiptasias also.

@tylerhuxford3440 5 ай бұрын

I now have full on gardens of zoas, and I’ve heard (and witnessed) peppermint shrimp develop appetites for zoas… as for a copperband, I think this tank is a little too small for one of those 😕 I’ve also not had a copperband who will eat aptasias yet (even great eating CB’s). My only concern!

@TheFiscallySound 2 күн бұрын

Twice I purchased berghia and they wiped out aiptasia. I purchase the very small berghia and put them in my tank. In a few months, they are large and will eliminate my aiptasia problem

@CosmicCorals1 5 ай бұрын

Don’t put them on top but put hem close to them

@tylerhuxford3440 5 ай бұрын

Great advice 💪 I’ll do better next time 😅

@CosmicCorals1 5 ай бұрын

@@tylerhuxford3440don’t worry, everybody is learning

@CoralReefkid Жыл бұрын

I need nudibranchs bad for my reef. I have one six line wrasse and also a peppermint shrimp (the prey on berghia) so I feel like almost everyone who tries berghia fails at least a few times with them. There are people in this hobby who have no idea how to get rid of aiptasia, consider yourself a step ahead of all those guys 💪🏻

@tylerhuxford3440 Жыл бұрын

Very kind my friend, thank you for the encouragement!

@CoralReefkid Жыл бұрын

@@tylerhuxford3440 your tank is sweet dude!