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Berghia Nudibranch
Nudibranch

Berghia Nudibranch

Berghia stephanieae

Berghia stephanieae is the go-to biological control for Aiptasia — an obligate specialist that eats nothing else, so it is best treated as a temporary tool: it hunts cooperatively, breeds readily in the tank, and its population grows while Aiptasia lasts, then crashes and starves once the pest is gone, so plan to rehome survivors. It is one of the few genuinely captive-bred CUC species, non-aggressive and non-poisonous, and hides in rockwork by day to emerge and hunt at night. Endemic to the Florida Keys despite being widespread in the trade.

Temperament
Peaceful
Max size
1"
Min tank
5.0 gal
Reef-safe
Reef safe
Diet
Carnivore
Zone
Rockwork
Usually kept in numbers — scale the crew to the tank, not to the shopping list.
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Tankmates

How Berghia Nudibranch gets on with the rest of the reef, checked pair by pair by the same engine as the live pre-flight.