Feeding Tritoniopsis elegans

August 17, 2006
From: Vik Shah

Hello,

I found Tritoniopsis elegans [about 2 cm long] in my tank just the other night, and looking though some books and the intenet (love google) I found its name and this forum...

I'd like to know what corals does this eat specifically, I'd like for it to grow and for that I need to feed it. It was a stow-away on some live rock I purchased two days ago.

Can someone in Sydney tell me what corals does it eat and where can I buy them... I dont want it to die, its too damn beautiful...

TIA
Vik Shah
Sydney, NSW

vik@dlagroup.com.au

Sha, V., 2006 (Aug 17) Feeding Tritoniopsis elegans. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17490

Dear Vik,
I'm glad you don't want to kill it - most aquarium keepers that have wriiten to the Forum have been more concerned about their soft corals than the nudibranch. On the species Fact Sheet I mention it feeds on the soft coral Lobophyton and there was probably a small colony of it on your 'live rock'. If you look through the messages about Tritoniopsis elegans on the Forum you will find a few photos of the soft coral which may help you find it in an aquarium shop. I'm afraid I don't know what common names are used for the soft coral. It's possible it will eat other leathery soft corals as well as Lobophyton, but I am not sure which ones

Best wishes,
Bill Rudman

Rudman, W.B., 2006 (Aug 17). Comment on Feeding Tritoniopsis elegans by Vik Shah. [Message in] Sea Slug Forum. Australian Museum, Sydney. Available from http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/17490

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Tritoniopsis elegans

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