Chromodoris mandapamensis in aquarium sump

January 26, 2006
From: Chris King

found in my sump

chrisking666@hotmail.com

King, C., 2006 (Jan 26) Chromodoris mandapamensis in aquarium sump. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15647

Dear chris,
Normally I wouldn't bother with your message as it has no information or even normal greetings. The Forum is not some automatic answering and identification machine - there are real people involved who volunteer their time to share information about these fascinating animals. I'm afraid 'found in my sump' may be how you would talk to a computer but I would prefer to be talked to as a friendly human.

However your photo won the day. It is of an interesting animal which has been named Chromodoris mandapamensis. As you will find on that Fact Sheet, I suspect this species is a spotted colour form of Chromodoris striatella, so any more photos we can get are valuable as they may in time help resolve the issue. How did it get in your sump? You don't say how large your animal is but I guess it got into your tank on some 'live rock'. Perhaps its preferred sponge was also on the rock so it could feed for a while, but I suspect if you have kept it, its future is starvation.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Jan 26). Comment on Chromodoris mandapamensis in aquarium sump by Chris King. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/15647

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