nudibranch ??

[1mtnbkr1mtnbkr]

my son bought me a beautiful Hypselodoris bullockii for my birthday. I don't think is reef safe although the guy at the LFS told him it was. Arn't they a coral eater? Arn't they poisionious?

[John Bloch]

does it look like this: http://static.flickr.com/12/69545258_93e5759d6c.jpg

if it does, your in the green, buuuut let me tell you what Ive heard about them...

The main thing Ive heard is that they only eat a spacific type of sponge... and even if you had a way to purchase that sponge, it wouldnt be worth the money cause they eat it like no tommorow...

I would'nt expect for it to live a verry long time...

they are however, quite beautiful...

but, like i said, I only heard that, so I dont know for shure..

about the stinging: I have no idea...

[bertoni]

Nudibranchs have very specific diets. I don't know what that one eats, but it is poisonous and it will starve fairly quickly. They are reported to be sponge eaters.

[greenbean36191]

They're poisonous if eaten, but they won't nuke a tank when they die. They feed on sponges in the genus Euryspongia. Your best bet, but still a longshot on feeding is to try frozen angelfish food that contains sponge.