Which nudibranch do I have ?

May 29, 2003
From: Richard Andrews

I am setting up a marine aquarium and have bought some live rock to help with setup. After the last lot of rock that I purchased its seems that I got a couple of hitch hikers. I have a small black nudibranch with a bright pink outline and antennae. Also have a light green that seems to be eating some algae off the glass. I was wondering if it was at all possible to work out which nudibranch the black one is so that I know who its predators are so that I don't buy them and what food it eats.
Richard Andrews

richard.andrews@NRMA.com.au

Andrews, R., 2003 (May 29) Which nudibranch do I have ?. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9956

Dear Richard,
I suspect the black one is Dendrodoris fumata. If you go to that page and look at earlier messages you will see that we are still not sure which sponges it feeds on so the likelihood is that it will starve aftyer it eats out any suitable sponge it has found on your 'live rock'.
Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2003 (May 29). Comment on Which nudibranch do I have ? by Richard Andrews. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/9956

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