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Elysia Crispata breeding
1/11/12
Happy New Year Wet Web Media crew!
<And you Gian>
Exciting times in my tank today, I was doing my daily zoning out in
front of the tank, and found what seem to be eggs from a Lettuce
Nudibranch. So far my research has basically come down to
Bryopsis as their main source of food, and depending on its exact
species it might eat Chaetomorpha and/or some types of Caulerpa.
I have also read that the beginning stages of E. Crispata relies solely
on photosynthesis, although I am sure this is all speculation.
Right now I am debating on putting the eggs into the Q/T tank
(tank has never been medicated before, and eggs have been laid on a
piece of live rock), to keep safe from possible predators (i.e. cleaner
shrimp/wrasse/hermits). One issue is the q/t tank does not have
the greatest of parameters and is lit by the Marineland "reef
capable" LED unit, which I do not believe would be sufficient for
the health of the E. Crispata.
<Mmm, there's more to this... the need for a specialized...
perhaps Kreisel type of set up... and nutrient, developmental
monitoring of intermediate stages... Some folks claim success... mainly
through blind neglect: http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=65368&mpage=1
as an example>
It is only a 10 gallon tank, so I could easily do a 100% water change
with tank water from my display, so if that is the route to go I have
no problem doing so. The q/t tank is stocked with live rock, and
I plan on getting all different types of algae to grow for them to eat
off. I will not need this q/t tank for my display for now anyway,
so I am willing to try any sort of algae regardless of its
aggressiveness. Main tank is lit by a 250 watt Metal halide,
along with a 150A Kessil. So the lighting on my display is really
pushing me to keeping them in there. So if there is anything or
anyone who has had success breeding these fun little guys I'd love
to read it?
<May require a trip to a large/college library. See here re such
searches: http://www.wetwebmedia.com/litsrchart.htm
Also if it is recommended to move the eggs into the q/t tank,
how long of an acclimation would you suggest, and do you think the tank
should have low flow or higher flow?
<Mmm, better by far to have you search on the Net: "Elysia
Sacoglossan life cycle"
Wiki has nice coverage of E. chlorotica...
Again your help and time is always appreciated,
Giancarlo Santos
<Can be done... Bob Fenner>
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Doesn't fit any Spaghetti Worm
Description 7/11/11
It's in a glass. I took it, and another each day for 4 days
from my saltwater aquarium. It looks like cooked spaghetti,
sticks to the glass and is not the fine stuff referred to all
over the web. It's the same size as real spaghetti. What is
it?
<Likely an egg mass... from some species of Gastropod... Do
see here:
http://wetwebmedia.com/SnailEggIDF1.htm
and the next linked file in the series. Bob Fenner>
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Re: Doesn't fit any Spaghetti
Worm Description 7/12/11
I recently got 2 Sea Hares. They were "snuggled up" to
each other for awhile.
<Ahh! Yes! Aplysiid spawn it is!>
Hmmmm. Well, I thought I had some new type of worms and took them
out.
Thanks. You guys always have the best answers!
<A vivid imagination will get you by at times! Cheers,
BobF> |
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Do you want to post this on WWM? Dolabella
auricularia, repro. 3/29/2010
Here are photos of what I have decided at Sea Hare eggs and the
lovely lady that laid them. The Sea Hare is a Dolabella
auricularia, which I bought through Saltwaterfish.com. Use them
in an ID forum if you want to. IF not, delete them - just trying
to be helpful! Jeanne Warner
<Thank you for sharing Jeanne. Will post with credit to you.
Bob Fenner>
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Lettuce Nudibranch -- 03/07/09 Hello all
(ONCE again) <Monique> I have been searching for the past 4
days to figure out an answer to one specific question, I hope you
know that I try using all the resources available to me first, if
no avail then I try you guys... <Ok> Here is the deal: I
recently purchased a "lettuce Nudibranch" (please see
attached picture) at one of our LFS. Its now been about 4 weeks
and has laid a egg coil (from what I've read online
that's what it is). <Yes> What I've read states
that the are hermaphroditic, and as such can fertilize their own
eggs (though not typical). <But might well have done the
"genetic material swap thing" before your, the
store's acquisition... can store sperm> As we only have
one, and are not sure of the exact species, we were wondering if
just ANY two "lettuce Nudibranch" can reproduce
offspring? <Mmm, not across species as far as I'm
aware> Or do they have to be the EXACT SAME kind, to
reproduce? <Maybe posit this query with BillR at
SeaSlugForum... http://www.seaslugforum.net/> There is nothing
that I have found that has answered my questions, I was even on
the SEA SLUG forums looking around regarding my issue. <Oh! A
superlative site> See we would like to get another to see if
the eggs would hatch and have offspring, <Mmm... a worthwhile
speculation... poss. goal... but not easily done by home
hobbyists... do investigate these animals early life
histories...> however we aren't even sure of the
"type" of lettuce Nudibranch we have. I'm thinking
its ELYSIA CRISPATA?? <Might be. Again, send the pic to SSF:
http://www.seaslugforum.net/display.cfm?id=11846> , and of
course like always the LFS is absolutely NO help. When I went in
there they told me "we don't know because we don't
sell those 'things' here". Which was of course
frustrating as I just purchased mine from that exact store about
a month ago!!!! Any help would be GREAT! Thanks for you time! And
again all the help! ~M
<Welcome. Bob Fenner>
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Help ID Tank Spaghetti �
11/14/08 Dear Crew, <Hello Andy.> It's been a
long time since I rapped at you. I've been out of the loop
because my tank crashed in September and I haven't had much
to write about <Sorry to hear about that.> -my only
inhabitants are a Kole Tang, a Sea Hare (Aplysia californica)
that I borrowed from my LFS to deal with the incredible amount of
algae that plagued my tank after the crash from (I assume) all
the nutrients that were released when $3k worth of fish and coral
disintegrated, and a bunch of hermits and snails. I know this Sea
Hare is a temperate water species and will eventually starve in
my tank, which is why I borrowed it rather than purchased it--I
needed something big to eat an incredible amount of algae.
Anyway, as I mentioned there is very little in my tank--I am
letting my tank settle/re-mature and don't want to load it up
with any fish for a few months. Almost nothing survived the
crash, so almost all life other than the above is new that came
in on a few new pieces of LR and some bristleworms, etc. that I
transferred from my other tank. So, imagine my surprise when I
found the attached on the underside of a piece of live rock
tonight. This mass looks like a handful of spaghetti (same
thickness and about 4" in diameter). It appears to be some
type of egg mass, but the only thing that could have deposited it
is the Sea Hare. Am I right on this? <Absolutely. These are
sea hare eggs. Thanks for sharing. Do you know the National
Resource for Aplysia at the University of Miami? You'll find
information on the lifecycle, larval stages there. Rearing
procedures are also briefly described on their website
http://aplysia.miami.edu.> <Welcome. Marco.>
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11/14/08 Wow, thanks Marco. Does this mean I'm going
to have 8 million Sea Hares in my tank? <No, are they fertilized
at all? I thought you only got a single specimen.> In the normal
tank, would most get eaten by fish, corals, etc? <Even if you
had two and the eggs were fertilized, few would have a chance. Not
all would be eaten, the rest would be filtered, skimmed. If you
want to raise sea hares you need at least two, and contact the
National Resource for Aplysia and see their site for Aplysia
production.> Thanks again. Andy. <Cheers, Marco.> |
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Opisthobranch Nudibranch (sea slug) Eggs -
2/17/03 My Lettuce slug left this on the glass.. Do they look
like eggs? <They are indeed conspicuous sea slug eggs. A
delightful event to see. Kudos, Anthony>
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Green Slug Hi Bob, thanks for your info on the
Fingerfish. I got a Green Sea Slug (Elysia) last week. It is doing
fine. Yesterday, it started to lay eggs in a spiral pattern. Are those
eggs? <Yes> Will they hatch? <Perhaps.> Will
they live? <What will they eat? What is the species life
cycle, developmental history? Insert the name in your search engines
and find out. Bob Fenner> Thanks.
Lettuce Nudibranch or Elysia Crispata Eggs - 1/18/07
<Hey Michelle, JustinN with you today.> I just bought
one of these magnificent creatures last week and it has laid an egg
strip in my tank. How long does it take before the eggs
hatch and should I turn off my protein skimmer and cover the bottom of
my filter so that the larvae don't get sucked up? Any
info at this point would help. Thank You
Michelle Worley, Ohio <I'm sorry, Michelle, but I
can't seem to find any solid information on the gestation period of
Elysia crispata eggs. Shutting off your protein skimmer will likely
increase the chances of survival here. Good luck! -JustinN>
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