Hypselodoris picta in aquaria

March 18, 2004
From: Susanne

I just bought two slugs. A Hypselodoris edenticula and a H. bullocki. I wish I would have read this forum before but did not. I am now with two animals I have no idea what to feed. The memos on this animal are dated a few months ago so I'm hoping that someone has found a food for them that you might be able to share with me. I'm very upset at the fact that I have spent money on an animal that I cannot feed and have the displeasure of watching it die before my eyes. I would also like to ask are these toxic to my small 12 gallon tank. Thank you for any help you can give me.
Susanne

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Susanne, 2004 (Mar 18) Hypselodoris picta in aquaria. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12479

Dear Susanne,
I am sorry to be the bearer of bad news, but nothing has changed, they require specific sponges which are just not available to the aquarium trade and even if they were, the logistics of keeping colonies alive in home aquaria would not be feasible.

Concerning their toxicity. They do have defensive mantle glands with distasteful chemicals but I can't imagine they would be a problem, in your aquarium. I guess you may as well keep them in your aquarium until they die. Albert Jenner's 'porcelain chair' alternative [message #12443] - which I assume is his delicate way of saying 'flushing them down the toilet' - seems rather a waste.
Best wishes
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2004 (Mar 18). Comment on Hypselodoris picta in aquaria by Susanne. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/12479

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