Lettuce Nudibranch Breeding Sucess!

[SeahorseBT]

Well, my single lettuce nudi laid a coil of eggs, and I never expected them to hatch, but they did! I have had three batches, and another has just been lain.

I had them loose in my seahorse tank but recently decided to isolate them in a small frew because their hair algae food source was dwindling and the new clowns were nibbling on the small ones.Here's the best pic I could get; I have about 10 now.

Although I get about a hundred eggs, only about 5-10 make it to maturity, so I will isolate the eggs in the grow out tank and see the results. They have a very small larval stage, maybe 100% photosynthetic during that stage. When they reach meta, they feed off the light for about a quarter of the day. I will keep track of my progress in this thread.

 

[vdituri]

That is cool!
Congrats! Now maybe you can get your tank producing some benjamins! Or at least offsetting the maintenance costs.

 

[SeahorseBT]

I also lost some by putting about 10 in my other tank but my freakin yellow coris ate them!!!!!! Oh well.

 

[SeahorseBT]

That is cool!
Congrats! Now maybe you can get your tank producing some benjamins! Or at least offsetting the maintenance costs.

I just want to trade for frags, we'll see though.

 

[Dentoid]

Good food source for your Wrasse.

 

[SeahorseBT]

And the wrasse will make a good treat for a bigger fish! JK, he is one of my favs.

 

[panmanmatt]

Congrats, Blake. That is a huge accomplishment my friend.

 

[SeahorseBT]

Thanks Matt, are you going to send me some grassalaria? I am the kid you met at IMAC, I sent you an email too.

 

[Stacef]

Congrats on the lettuce babies!!! That's awesome and such an accomplishment!

 

[panmanmatt]

I know who you are. Yes I will send you some soon as I get out collecting again, should be in the next couple weeks.

I got your email but the links didn't work. Been trying to catch up since I got home from IMAC that has been the delay in sending you some of the dwarf pics.

 

[SeahorseBT]

No problem, just making sure you got the email.

 

[framerguy]

I must say I'm impressed. I didn't know they could be tank raised and my hat is off to ya! I think aquaculture is mandatory for the future of the hobby, great job!

 

[sambrinar]

Congrats Grandpa

 

[SeahorseBT]

thanks so much for the feedback everyone!

My next goals include my clowns, I have had them for about a year now and they should breed in the next year, but that is up to the clowns. I want to try my hand at something a little more challenging.

 

[SeahorseBT]

Congrats Grandpa

Hey, I am only 14. BTW that must be a record of some type. Youngest nudi breeder, LOL that sounds funny.

 

[SeahorseBT]

Update: Well I put some bryopsis in with them instead of HA and they all flocked to it. They love the stuff! I also noticed that I have another egg coil in the grow out sys. I recently put the mother in there too but I think one of my juvis may have laid it. Now I have 2 egg coils and "gestation" is about 2 weeks and 1 week before I can see them. Hopefully I will get a better turnout this time.

 

[plecosword]

breed? man this makes me want some lettuce!

 

[SeahorseBT]

Lol

 

[Anselth]

Wow, how'd I miss this? Congrats, best of luck with your future breeding endeavors!

 

[SeahorseBT]

Thanks, still no hatch.