Blue velvet nudi and cleaner shrimp compatibility?

[mbmiche]

I have had good luck with some berghia taking care of an aiptasia outbreak early on in the stocking of my tank. Never saw the buggers, but the aiptasia slowly disappeared. At the time, I had a clown and tailspot and a few trochus, no other livestock.

Yesterday, I noticed that I am on the verge of a red planaria (flatworm) outbreak. I prefer to go the natural method of possible and have read that the blue velvet nudi is a planaria eating powerhouse. But, I now have a few astrea, a conch, and some Nassarius and a purple firefish in addition to the livestock above (don't think any of these will be an issue?). However, I also have two smaller skunk cleaner shrimp in the tank too. Does anyone know if blue velvet nudis will make an expensive snack for the shrimp or if the shrimp will leave the nudis alone?

Thanks!

 

[blaxsun]

Hopefully it will live long enough to solve your problem and answer your question.

 

[mbmiche]

Hopefully it will live long enough to solve your problem and answer your question.

Haven't picked up the nudi yet, but that's option #1 that I'm considering.

 

[SlugSnorter]

I have had good luck with some berghia taking care of an aiptasia outbreak early on in the stocking of my tank. Never saw the buggers, but the aiptasia slowly disappeared. At the time, I had a clown and tailspot and a few trochus, no other livestock.

Yesterday, I noticed that I am on the verge of a red planaria (flatworm) outbreak. I prefer to go the natural method of possible and have read that the blue velvet nudi is a planaria eating powerhouse. But, I now have a few astrea, a conch, and some Nassarius and a purple firefish in addition to the livestock above (don't think any of these will be an issue?). However, I also have two smaller skunk cleaner shrimp in the tank too. Does anyone know if blue velvet nudis will make an expensive snack for the shrimp or if the shrimp will leave the nudis alone?

Thanks!

should be fine... be careful though, they collect that flatworm poison.

 

[catiebartholomew]

I have had good luck with some berghia taking care of an aiptasia outbreak early on in the stocking of my tank. Never saw the buggers, but the aiptasia slowly disappeared. At the time, I had a clown and tailspot and a few trochus, no other livestock.

Yesterday, I noticed that I am on the verge of a red planaria (flatworm) outbreak. I prefer to go the natural method of possible and have read that the blue velvet nudi is a planaria eating powerhouse. But, I now have a few astrea, a conch, and some Nassarius and a purple firefish in addition to the livestock above (don't think any of these will be an issue?). However, I also have two smaller skunk cleaner shrimp in the tank too. Does anyone know if blue velvet nudis will make an expensive snack for the shrimp or if the shrimp will leave the nudis alone?

Thanks!

the shrimp will leave the nudis alone ! all of my other inverts give my bvn quite a large radius. i suspect they can tell he’s toxic from a few inches away. i’m trying to find someone to lend my bvn to so he can continue to eat and live. let me know ) i’d recommend running activated carbon and having a plan for how to decrease flow