Re: Phestilla melanobrachia from Hong Kong

July 25, 2007
From: Curt Swearingen

Concerning message #4811:

Thank you for this wonderful resource. I'm a reef aquarist and also manage a saltwater fish store. I got two of these in on some Tubastrea and I was able to ID these by your website.

Curt Swearingen

planetreef@gmail.com

Swearingen, C., 2007 (Jul 25) Re: Phestilla melanobrachia from Hong Kong. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20182

Dear Curt,

I am glad you find the Forum useful. Phestilla melanobrachia is one of very few nudibranchs which can be adequately maintained in aquaria - as long as you have supplies of living Tubastrea available. Unfortunately nudibranchs feeding on sponges, hydroids, bryozoans etc have very specialised diets, so we need to know that exact species they feed on. Even when we know their special food, the chances of having healthy and abundant supplies of it available to feed the nudibranch, are very slight

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2007 (Jul 25). Comment on Re: Phestilla melanobrachia from Hong Kong by Curt Swearingen. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/20182

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