What should we feed Clione?

March 28, 2003
From: S. Kumagai

Hello!
I live in western Japan. My friend obtained a few Clione from Hokkaido, northern Japan, and is keeping them in an aquaria kept in his refrigerator. What should we feed his Clione? We are far away from Hokkaido and are not able to get shelled pteropods.
S. Kumagai

skumagai@ma.akari.ne.jp

Kumagai, S., 2003 (Mar 28) What should we feed Clione?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9516

Dear Mr Kumagai,
Most sea slugs, especially the carnivores, are fairly specific in their food requirements and we don't have alternative 'artificial' foods for them. As I say in the Clione limacina Fact Sheet, it seems that that species feeds only on species of the pteropod genus Spiratella. I'm afraid it is not always simple keeping opisthobranchs in captivity and I suspect pelagic pteropods would be among the most difficult.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (Mar 28). Comment on What should we feed Clione? by S. Kumagai. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9516

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