Re: Chromodoris elisabethina feeding

April 8, 2006
From: Alex Bullen

Concerning message #16254:

These creatures are amazing, i only chanced upon them yesterday when i was looking at ebay and have spent most of yesterday and today trying to find out more abour them... how long do they live for roughly?

regards
Alex

alexander.j.bullen@student.mmu.ac.uk

Bullen, A., 2006 (Apr 8) Re: Chromodoris elisabethina feeding. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16266

Dear Alex,
Have a look at the Lifespan Fact Sheet and the messages attached on that page for some background information. As to how long a chromodorid would live, I'm afraid we have little concrete information although from population fluctuations during the year it seems that they, like many sea slugs, live for about a year.

If you were wondering about keeping them in aquaria my advice would be not to unless you know precisely what sponge your particular species feeds on and have an inexhaustible supply of that sponge in a healthy condition. Sponges are very difficult to transplant and keep in aquaria, and the problems greatly increase if while you are trying to keep your sponge healthy, the nuidbranch is doing what it is supposed to - biting chunks off the sponge.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Apr 8). Comment on Re: Chromodoris elisabethina feeding by Alex Bullen. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/16266

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