Berghia nudibranches

[wesheltonj]

Anyone up for a group order. Next Available date is March 30 from bergia.net

[HoppyBunny]

I am in on this one. I will take a look at the site and see what I want to get. I will be on the lookout for details...order date, payment info, etc.

[txav8r]

Cbianco has been wanting some for a while. Check with him.
I wanted some but I think I have it under control.... for now...

[cbianco]

I'm interested/curious.

What kind of deal are we getting?

Feel free to PM me if necessary.

Christopher

[roscozman]

Are these pests?

[HoppyBunny]

I contacted INSTAR to see what they could offer a discount and their reply was:

Absolutely we do. Free shipping for MAAST of San Antonio and we can
work delivery for most any day and time to coordinate with your group's
schedule, even a Saturday or Sunday. In addition to this, each order
will be packed per person so you don't have to try to separate and
re-package these soft bodied little creatures when they are delivered.
We will also allow each person to pick something Free from the farm to
go along with their order. I am not sure if we will have additional
things to select from but right now what we are offering Free can be
seen on our website at instarfarm.com.

A word about the Free item we will give to MAAST group buy participants:
The mini Tiger Brittle Starfish or Rooted Macro Algaes can be useful for
many different situations. One of the highest macros in Beta Carotene,
a pro-vitamin, is the feather Caulerpa mexicana and makes a great treat
for tangs and angels. It also enhances the disease resistance in fish
when grown in an attached refugium. Either of the macros will do that
but the one most pallatable for fish to eat is the C. mexicana. Of
course with rooted macro algaes they are natural hosts to many
beneficial micro organisms. They may also host some annoying things
like Aiptasia so a few days of isolation in quaranteen for safety is
recommended if such a thing may be a concern.


If we would like to go forward with the order I can get more information about how to get the order going (if someone else hasn't already). Thanks!

[cbianco]

Sounds good so far.

Any word on $$$?

Price has to be good, especially considering INSTAR is not currently a sponsor (to my knowledge). Otherwise would prefer to purchase from a MAAST sponsor. I won't post any sponsor prices here out of respect for the sponsors but feel free to PM if you have any questions.

Thanks for looking into this Julia! :)

Christopher

[allan]

Is there a deadline? I'm thinking I might want in on this as well.

[Mr Cob]

Are these pests?

No. They control Aptasia very well.

[roscozman]

I guess there are good Nudibranchs and bad ones. I remember reading an article here:
http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/resources.asp?show=15

[cbianco]

Is there a deadline? I'm thinking I might want in on this as well.

Not yet. Julia is still in the process of setting up the GB and getting info.


I guess there are good Nudibranchs and bad ones. I remember reading an article here:
http://www.bluezooaquatics.com/resources.asp?show=15

Exactly. These guys survive by eating only aptasia and the multiply readily in the aquarium as long as there is aptasia for them to eat.

Christopher

[corruption]

I'll be in for a couple for a friend -- fortunately all mine have maintained kalk-able... Haven't ever had a major outbreak of em :)

-Justin

[HoppyBunny]

OK, almost finished working out the details for this buy. Here is the information I have so far:

The Berghia will be available at the beginning of April.
Young Adult Berghia - 15.99 ea or buy 10 get 1 free
Premium SPS Reef Ready Berghia - 21.99 ea or trio for 59.95 or buy 10 get one free
-Buy 10 get one free only applies if packaged together in a single bag
-Each persons order will be bagged separately and will come with a properly sized transfer pipette and one free item (of their choice) from http://instarfarm.com/
-Shipping will be free on the day of our choice (one combined shipment)

Check out http://www.berghia.net/marketprice.html (about 3/4 of the way down th page for descriptions of the different size/age berghia available

I am working out payment details and actual availabilty date in order to decide on a deadline for the buy (most likely late March).

I will post more details as the become available. I may even start a new thread when I have all of the information finalized so that all of the details of the buy would be in the first post. Might be easier for people to follow that way.

[cbianco]

The prices you quote his normal prices.

Is he going to offer us a price break at all?
Shipping Cost?
Ship to location (one central location)?

Thanks

Christopher

[HoppyBunny]

The prices are his normal prices (unless you purchase the 10 and get one free).

The shipping is free and will be to one location of our choice.

[wesheltonj]

I am in, just let know the date and order details.

[Europhyllia]

So do they eat anything else? Will they all starve once they eradicated the aiptasia?

[HoppyBunny]

So do they eat anything else? Will they all starve once they eradicated the aiptasia?

They only eat aiptasia...so, yes, they would (or should I say will) starve after all of the aiptasia are consumed. A little sad, but my only other option at this point is to tear down and start again. I have neglected the problem for far too long for any of the other methods to be effective.

[Europhyllia]

well hopefully they can be rehomed to somebody with aiptasia. :)