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"I bought good live rock because I know the value of it for removing nitrates so I didn't want to dry it, kalk it, glue it or use some unknown chemical in my reef. I could not think of any ideal way to preserve the live rock life, bacteria and porosity and still get rid of all those nasty aiptasia, even the unseen baby ones. Then I discovered the Berghia verrucicornis nudibranch. These Berghia saved the life of my live rock and saved my reef!" ...a medical technologist

Young adult Berghia nudibranches are the perfect natural predator! No Mystery Chemicals or hot pockets of kalkwasser will go into your highly prized reef when you use the Berghia nudibranch and they are non-toxic to corals or fish. They are perfect because they only eat aiptasia and have no negative side effects at all to anything! Live rock is preserved with Berghia as all other methods do harm the valuable life in and on the rocks and that harms your system. Berghia will save the rocks and the corals, preserving the life in AND on the rocks that makes your tank work so well. Berghia nudibranches come out to be the most cost effective method to use and are in use by large public aquariums because of their efficiency and lack of side effects. Look for a complete cost analysis breakdown in the "Learn About Aiptasia To Kill Them" link on the menu bar of this site.

"Aiptasia anemones are dealt with by Berghia sp. nudibranches" according to a 2002 Husbandry In Public Aquaria Manual published by the Partnership for Marine Conservation, Project Seahorse, the John G. Shedd Aquarium and Stirling Universiy, Institute of Aquaculture, Fisheries Foundation

Are you familiar with the market price history of Berghia? In years past (1970's to 1990's) they used to be referred to as expensive at $25 each or more for them. After the year 2000 we saw sales prices fluctuate from $16 to $39 each. Even at these prices, they were often so small that a small colony could fit on the tip of the average pencil eraser. They were also sold by some people as poorly developed or under developed slugs. Today, with the very strict breeding techniques here at INSTAR, our nudibranchs are well developed, genetically strong and the cost is lower. We raise a premium and useful, reasonably priced natural Aiptasia (Glass Anemone) predator. We pack the Adults up for $15.99 or less at $45/per trio and they have to be starting to lay eggs. We track the age of all our nudibranches so you are sure to get healthy young adults to help in the removal of Aiptasia. (For Specials and Discounts - Read all the way to the end!) That means they are at least 6 weeks old. They work best in colonies, so thats part of the reason for the 3 paks. The more aiptasia and larger tanks, the more Berghia. They are very, very effective! How heavy is your aiptasia problem? 2 trio paks would probably be best (or more) if there are a lot of the aiptasia. Colonies work best. I used 3 in my refugium and 8 in my 125. My tank was really bad - little aiptasia got under the coral and started killing it. I don't even have any aiptasia left in the sump now either! And no effort on my part since I put the Berghia in there. I was at the point I would have paid hundreds for such relief! Reminds me of that ad that ends in "priceless". Berghia are the best investment in pest control I ever made and have no side effects. They take a little while to establish the colony and start to work but little by little your aiptasia worries will be over. (You can not expect these to fare well if you have any peppermint shrimp or camel shrimp in there.) Photograph is magnified approximately 2 to 3 times for easier viewing. Look real close at the hole in the center of the rock. There are little aiptasia down in the holes and our nudibranches go in to get them out for good. A 100% reef safe natural aiptasia predator, all natural solution for aiptasia anemone pests! Unique to our nudibranch solution over other predators and methods; No dying remnants are left behind to foul the holes in the rocks or regrow and the aiptasia in these holes are completely removed once and for all!

Approximate Adult Size is 10 mm to 15 mm and they are young adults, carrying eggs at this size. Our size measure does not include the tail or sensory organs. This is their actual body size when they are not sleeping. The adult nudibranches we ship are completely reef ready and we track their age so you can be sure of getting healthy young adults with robust growth and excellent Aiptasia targeting ability. Our nudibranchs are very capable of handling the high current in SPS coral reef tanks. These exceptional qualities in all of our nudibranchs are results of our strict selective breeding process. Even as adults, they are really very small little creatures for what they do and they are the coolest things we have seen crawling

"if you haven't had the pleasure of buying some of these little Berghia nudibranch "pets", you are really missing out! Berghia net's care in packaging, handling, and acclimation & placement instructions make you feel like you just bought a litter of adorable little puppies, not an Aiptasia SWAT team" ...senior IT of renown research center

around. We have many unique pictures of our Berghia on this web site for enjoying and education. Berghia begin life as microscopic size larva and after hatching soon begin to consume Aiptasia. In a short time they put on weight and exhibit rapid growth. Anthony Calfo recommends these not be shipped until they reach 12mm of length however great benefit may be gained from those that are younger in some situations. Some theories maintain that samll young Berghia do not fare well in reef systems. Even though Berghia correctly inserted into the system where they belong are very capable members of the under water realm, putting tiny baby Berghia directly into a full blown reef system is not normally recommended. There is some difficulty for reef keepers in regard to handling Berghia when they are too small. Auction sites and hobbyists often do not describe the sizes or age correctly. We recommend tiny baby Berghia be kept in a separate container until they grow to the recommended size. This is a very difficult task and even though Berghia as a species is very small, we ship Berghia that are ready to insert directly into the reef environment. Normally we do not ship until they are starting to lay eggs with over 25 eggs in a strand. (Its very hard to determine the size due to the variations they go through.) Our Berghia are over 6 weeks old and egg bearing as these are the only 2 things that can easily be determined. Often they appear over 12mm and later they appear smaller. We try to meet as close to the 12mm size or larger as possible when they are shipped but they will curl up in the bags. Please allow time for them to recover from shipping. This is the best age because they adapt to shipping easily and recover quickly. If your order consists of smaller sized juvenile nudibranches, they could be less than 10 millimeters but in many cases may be mature enough for direct insertion into your reef system providing you are careful with them. When in doubt, it is best to either purchase the young adults or keep the juveniles in a separate tank until they are large enough. This young adult age is a very active time in their lives. They consume more aiptasia at the sizes we ship and at this age and are a little easier to handle than smaller or very large nudibranchs. Calfo recommends this size because they are not quite as delicate to handle. They are still delicate little animals, shedding their cerata in defense if necessary. The cerata, considered to be an extension of the digestive system, help provide oxygen exchange (their lungs), a sensitivity to light and stinging defense to protect them from fish and other things. Still care must be taken so please see the Acclimation Instructions page on this web site for instrutions on getting them into your tank. Once in a stable tank, they may not be seen again because they are nocturnal and masters at hiding.

Hibernation and Dormancy: Packed in our special packing, Berghia are very easy shippers and often our Berghia will eat a couple of Aiptasia after first getting inserted into your tank. After the first day or two, they can go dormant for a while. Reef keepers often automatically assume they have died because the nudibranches are not seen during this time and no Aiptasia will dissappear. When the Berghia resume activity, they will continue with their main purpose of consuming Aiptasia. Providing instructions are followed and the nudibranches are of the appropriate size, their normal patterns should resume in your reef. If your tank crashes, has medications that are not removed or has a serious issue with water chemistry or equipment, it is possible to harm the nudibranches as well as the fish and corals. To some extent the Berghia can protect themselves with a period of dormancy but in serious cases of nudibranch predators, medication treatments, water chemistry issues or equipment malfunctions, they can be affected. There are invertebrates that either inhibit or sometimes harm Berghia. With this in mind, please read the articles on this website. There is a strategy to use for difficult tanks that is always effective in difficult situations so please ask if your tank proves to be difficult. Berghia do absolutely work so it is very important to have the correct species, correct size and use them correctly. When used with knowledge and thought, Berghia work and are a sure way of controlling even the largest Aiptasia problem without any side effects to your reef inhabitants. Our licensed professional keeps only the correct species of Berghia for Aiptasia control, guaranteed.

Estimating Needs: People have been seeing the best success with 6 (2 trio paks or more) in a 75 gallon tank that is 4 feet long and 9 in a 125 that is approximately 6 feet in length. You will have to estimate the number you need. If you have a very thick growth of aiptasia or larger sized Aiptasia that is out of control, you can always add more to speed the process up as they take some time to work and for you to see visible results in tanks that are out of control with aiptasia growth. It can take as much as 1/2 to 3/4 of a year to see results. Patience is a must as well as adding enough nudibranches for an effective solution. Some people add as many as 18 to 24 to their 150's and 180's because their systems and corals are worth it and they simply want to be done with the Aiptasia issue.

There is much controversy raised over the number needed and many theories. The Berghia take a couple of months to establish their colony. During this time they will lay a lot of eggs in your tank. The more frequently they find each other for mating, the more quickly the colony gets established in your reef. Often its not until the young hatch that people start to see results. This can take several months and depends on how heavy the aiptasia are in your system. Its best to start a little before the aiptasia take over your entire tank. One opinion on the internet is that one Berghia will eat 10 or more anemones a day. That is only true if the anemones are very small. Larger ones can take an entire day for one Berghia to eat and still larger ones can feed one for several days. The Berghia always work, providing you don't significantly injure them inserting them into your system. After a study of the sources mentioned at the beginning of this page, combined with the input of 3 separate Berghia breeders and our experiments and experience, we've developed this algorithm for reefs with an average to above average live rock content per gallon. (Lightly rocked reefs with bare bottoms may need a few less, coral farms with complex systems may want more to establish colonies in several different raceways.) Use one Berghia for every 12.5 gallons to one for every 10 gallons. Add a few for faster results or in cases where there are simply thousands of aiptasia. But, how many do your really need? Because colonies develop a synergistic effect, this comes to a point where you can cut this number back a lot in very large systems and still achieve great results. (See the discussion "When the Algorithm is Wrong" in the Berghia Point of View, linked below). Allow for an appropriate time for the colony to work. This takes more than a few days or a few weeks. It will be more like several months to a year. We see approximately a 98% success rate of total complete aiptasia eradication when following these guidelines. Times when they are not completely successful are when there are just not enough Berghia for the size and complexity of the system they are used in and/or the Acclimation Instructions were not carefully followed. We believe there are rare cases where an animal in the reef will simply protect the rocks near its lair and not permit any other animals on those rocks. If such a thing happens and those places have aiptasia on them, the Berghia will not be permitted into the territory of that animal's lair to do their work. In this case Berghia would be completely successful where they were permitted to work but not near that particular lair. We realize the fact that aiptasia can get very large in individual mass in some reefs and we want you to be successful in eliminating them so please follow the instructions on the Acclimation Instructions page. We don't support mystery chemicals (aiptasia left to die and decay in the tank) or in-tank killing methods that add nutrients to the water or foul your tank, killing life in and on the live rocks, so Berghia net will try to advise you the best we can to be helpful.

Are Berghia Really The Answer This Time?

Nano Reefs: In the case of a 0.5 gallon to perhaps even as large as a 5 gallon nano reef you may only need or want 1 Berghia. In this case, we will pack one up for $15 each. The only issue with this is that shipping is likely to cost more than the nudibranch. In this case you should get together with all your nano reef friends and split a trio. These Berghia nudibranches are really the only thing we recommend in a nano because its just too small a water volume to handle unknown chemicals. And of course, natural predators like these nudibranches are always the safest and best method for all reef life and water chemistry when you do not want to disturb your beautiful reef life again to clear out the aiptasia. These nudibranches are the final solution and will end the aiptasia once and for all.

Quoted Customer Feedback on July 5th, 2005 who just got 3 trio-paks:
(Regarding expectations, this sets the bar pretty high. But then, this is our target goal.)

"So far so good!!! Great job with the shipping. Everything was PERFECT. They have laid about 5 coils of eggs already and I can still spot a few of them here and there. Thanks again. I will recommend you to everyone I know in this hobby."
(From a reefer in Houston, Tx.)

Quoted Customer Feedback on March 7th, 2006 who got a 12 pak (two 6 paks):

I also saw a few aptasia explode into hundreds in my 380. I attacked some of them with joes juice, kalk paste, lemon juice, etc and while it often worked (or appears to) I would often see tiny ones in the area days later. I bought peppermint shrimp but they never seemed to make an impact. My next to last resort was to try some of instar's berghia. It cost me almost 200$ after shipping for 12 - it stung a bit but I ordered them anyways. They go to my house and OH MY..! They were tiny!! After aclimation I counted all 12 and carefully placed each animal onto a rock with several juicy aptasias. After 2 hours of patiently waiting for them to walk off of the plastic spoon onto the rocks I had them all in my tank and they vanished thinking "I hope this works....". I didnt notice any changes for the first week but by week 2 I noticed some of my biggest aptasias were missing from a zo rock and the zos were opening up again for the first time in a long time. Last night before the lights went out I noticed an aptasia didnt look so good (when do you ever see that??) and careful inspection showed 2 or 3 FAT berghia munching on him. By this morning that aptasia was gone and Im noticing fewer and fewer aptasia on the rocks where I released my colonies. I highly reccomend INSTAR's Berghia they were flexible with my entire order bagging a specific number in each bag, provided quick communication and most importantly the animals were all in excellent shape and appear to be doing their job!
(Posted on MAAST message board by a very serious and advanced reefer in Austin, Tx)
Original Reference URL: http://www.maast.org/index.php?name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=17932&start=30

Quoted Customer Feedback on August 22nd, 2006 who got a Trio-Pak (3 Nudibranches):

To be honest I thought we had lost our Berghia ... last night after we cleaned the tank we sat back and just admired it. To our surprise a Berghia came up over the crest of a rock heading straight for an aiptasia. Over the next hour we watched as two keep attacking this rather large aiptasia. Interestingly it looked as if they were stinging each other; though encouraging to see the aiptasia cringe. We are very pleased to see them and now satisfied to know that they are doing their job. Thank you...
(Aptasia control is great! Part of an email from north Texas. Everyone's experience is a bit different. We get many emails like this and only post a few for informational purposes.)

Quoted Customer Feedback on May 16th, 2007 from Roma, Italy (24 Berghia):

(Emphasis on excitement)   I... have....my...BERGHIA!
(Part of an email from an excited reef keeper in Rome, Italy who is very happy to have our Berghia working to remove Aiptasia in his tank.)

Quoted Customer Feedback on August 29th, 2007 from Hong Kong (24 Berghia):

I just back home with my goods, they all in very good condition, thanks very much and its very pleasure to deal with your company and really good help, highly recomend, thanks again.
(Email from an excellent reef keeper in Hong Kong who just picked up his Berghia shipment from the airport. They arrived on an overnight flight.)

Quoted Customer Feedback on June 11th, 2008 from Oakland, California (2 Large Breeders and 3 Trio Paks + 1 Nudibranch Free Package Special Sale):

I'm glad I asked. Thanks for the info as I'm planning on getting more Berghia from you with your next batch. You guys have great customer service! Keep up the good work. Thx.
(Email from a respected business man in Oakland who is a repeat customer and now using our Berghia in ALL his tanks. He placed his order for the next group today. He also recommends us to a friend with a highly regarded reef store in California.)

(Caution: Preservation of our reef resources is very important, therefore shipping livestock to other countries by individuals should not be attempted. This should only be done by experienced livestock shipping companies.)

AVAILABILITY: Next Adults Available Sep 16, 2008!   Ships to Work, Home or FedEx Location. SHIPPING: EASY - Air Overnight to USA and CANADA for $39.90, Texas for $29.90. USA/CANADA GROUP ORDERS: Order 50 Berghia or more, Shipping is Free. TX, SAN ANTONIO STORE PICKUP: $2.99 and $15.00 due at AQUARIUM Store, Near S.A. Airport.     (Texas Residents: Change Shipping Method from Store Pickup $2.99 if not in San Antonio area.) NOW AVAILABLE SINGAPORE, MALAYSIA, THAILAND: Singapore Airport Pickup - contact us. SHIPPING INTERNATIONAL: Pick Up at Airport, Major Cities, Overnight $89.00 USD. Includes EUROPE, HONG KONG and UNITED KINGDOM. Few EU need permit. UK permit is Free. Contact us for instructions prior to ordering. Easy; instructions change according to country. FREE INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING: For Group Orders, 60 Berghia or more, Shipping is Free. INSTAR GOES GREEN EARTH FRIENDLY: No Metal Clips or Rubber Bands to end up in land fills! ENGINEERED GREEN CFC FREE BOXES: Renewable Cornerless System = Safe, Healthy Shipping! SAFE ENVIROMENTALLY FRIENDLY ICE WARM PACKS: Biodegradeable and Safe Non-Toxic! SPECIAL PACKAGING WE CAN RECYCLE: Help us Recycle by sending our packaging back to us. LIVE HEALTY DELIVERY: Guaranteed - All locations, year round. ADDITIONAL GUARANTEES: Please refer to shopping cart below. BOX CHARGE: FREE! Custom Packaging, Temperature Control, Transfer Pipet, No Hidden Costs. Size: About 10-15 mm, Very Active Adult Berghia, Laying Eggs. About SIZES With PICTURES... Discount Paks: Lot of 12 - $14.59 each Berghia, Lot of 24 - $14.49 each Berghia. Special Paks: Purchase 2 or more Trio-Paks + Get 1 FREE Nudibranch* - OR -                  1 Trio-Pak + 1 Juvi-Trio (6 - 10mm size*), most egg laying. Discount Combo Paks: See Shopping Cart Below. *** IMPORTANT *** IMPORTANTE *** It is important to separate facts from fiction about Berghia to insure your success with them. Simply stated, Berghia work and the Aiptasia they eat do not grow back. There are myths passed around about Berghia nudibranches (also called Berghia sea slugs or Berghia snails) that come from so few facts available about these helpful invertebrates. This site is loaded with information to help you be successful with these nudibranches. The correct species of Berghia for removing Aiptasia are small, delicate marine biological controls that are very capable of getting around in dynamic coral reef tank aquarium systems. The fact that this species of Berghia eat only Aiptasia sp. anemones is absolute but it is important to understand some basics to achieve success in your tank. Many other species and families of nudibranches (some are look alikes) are referred to as Berghia by marine dealers but it is this species that is the correct reef safe one for use in Aiptasia removal. Aiptasia growth in your tank took a considerable amount of time, dosing, injecting and feeding to become an epidemic problem and it will take at least twice as long or longer (2X, 3X or more) to bring the aiptasia under control if the Berghia are applied correctly. If Berghia are not applied correctly or your tank is not kept "Berghia safe", you may experience limited success. It is possible to cause radiation poisoning in these animals if any part of the acclimation takes place under the lights of your tank. Poisoned animals will not thrive so be sure to shut your lights off while floating and acclimating the Berghia. These animals will not show themselves in your tank, they hide under rocks. This is a BIOLOGICAL CONTROL, not an instant cure. It could take several weeks to a couple months to see some progress if you get it right. That's what the information on this site is designed to help you accomplish. It is entirely possible that you will not see Berghia again after releasing them into your tank. They live in holes, under rocks and are nocturnal. Since they do live under rocks, if powerful pump intakes are buried in the rock work, those are the only intakes that may be a hazard to them or other animals that use caves and holes. All of our Berghia nudibranches correctly acclimated and inserted into your tank will eat all Aiptasia sp. anemones, from the Carribean, Pacific and other locations. Berghia will NOT eat Majano anemones, they only remove Aiptasia. Here at INSTAR we check our Berghia cultures. An on staff, professionally licensed laboratory biologist with many years experience in marine biology uses modern, state of the art laboratory procedures to insure INSTAR Berghia are parasite free. Our Berghia are guaranteed and can not cause any problems with your tank or tank biosphere. Different Berghia predators are described in several articles on this site. Please read the documentation, including the Acclimation Instructions page on this site prior to purchasing. Berghia verrucicornis may also be referred to as Aeolidiella stephanieae. If the information on this site leaves you with questions, please contact us for more information prior to purchasing. We coordinate all shipments with you but we may not ship at the agreed upon time if extreme weather threatens the shipment route. In such a case we will coordinate a new shipment date with you. Please be sure we have good contact emails and phone numbers to communicate your shipment details. Remember: In the shipping bags, live Berghia can appear to "float" as they walk on the under surface of the water. If they fall off the water surface while asleep and deflated, on rare occasions they may lie on their backs sleeping in the shipping bag. When they are in your tank, they stay securely attached to the rocks. Please read the Acclimation Instructions to prepare for their arrival. 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Phone orders will not be charged until shipping day. Available date indicates a targeted grow out completion time, delivery coordinated with you based on growth to adult size. Every email or missed call is responded to providing we have a correct email address or phone number. For all inquiries, please contact us. We are shipping live animals so please provide a phone number when we email order details. Next Group of Berghia Available: Next Adults Available Sep 16, 2008! Egg Bearing Juveniles: Available Sep 16, 2008! Large Breeder Sizes: Proven Pairs - Call Us! Please be sure your email spam software allows updates from our emails at tgti.net, paypal.com, fedex.com and berghia.net. We have many new selective bred juveniles in our grow out tanks now. Each nudibranch is hand selected for your order and each order is tracked by date. Please allow us time to directly observe your group while hunting and feeding before shipping. Watch for exciting new products coming from INSTAR that will increase the efficiency of reef keeping and save some money for more coral and fish purchases!!! Basic Price Table - Berghia Cart, Special Combo Packs are Below This Table Berghia Nudibranches (White, Shades Vary) Common Name: Berghia verrucicornis (FL Keys) Scientific Name (2005): Aeolidiella stephanieae Size: 10 to 15 millimeters, young adults, carrying eggs. Use: Aiptasia anemone removal, Aiptasia control. An all natural, target preditor of the pest Aiptasia anemone species. Our Berghia will remove the weed Aiptasia anemone (AKA: Glass anemone or clear anemone) from marine aquarium systems and will not touch anything else in your tank. Reef Safe: Yes. The most perfect reef solution. (non-toxic). Guarantee: This is the only Aiptasia control method that can actually truly make these guarantees. This is the only Aiptasia control guaranteed to have absolutely no side effects to anything else in the reef, guaranteed completely harmless to biological life processes in the rocks and guaranteed to have 0.000% chemical impurities to impact on water quality. The only complete all natural Aiptasia control. If Berghia are removed after clearing the tank, the Aiptasia they removed never grow back. There is no other Aiptasia control method like this. (millimeters) Special Discount and Combo Packages in Cart below this table. Order Quantity Availability Date Price Each Animal 1-11 Young Adult Berghia... Size Info - Available Sep 16 $15.99 each 12 and up to 23 Young Adults - Available Sep 16 $14.99 each 24 or more Young Adult Berghia - Available Sep 16 $14.49 each Small Egg Laying Juveniles (combo paks below) Sep 16 $10.99 each Large INSTAR Premium Breeders (size and info in Cart below) Not Available $24.99 each Saturday Delivery Optional (FedEx Addtional Saturday Delivery Charge) Saturday Priority Delivery Charge: $19.49 (Saturday Delivery Not Available in All Countries) PACKAGES Each click will add 1 Trio-Pak (3 Berghia) to the shopping cart. In the cart you can add another 3 pak by changing the quantity and then click "Update Cart". $45.00 per Trio-Pak = $15.00 each animal. Save $2.97 per package on this Trio-Pak. Special: Buy 2 Trio-Paks and get 1 Small Nudibranch FREE*. Total Savings on This Special: $16.93 Add 1 Large INSTAR Premium Breeder Size Berghia to the cart. Size is from 3/4 to 1 & 1/4 inches (18 to 32 mm) when hunting. This group of breeders is 3 months or less in age and in their prime. Egg strands can have over 500 eggs, 100% fertility with a 98 to 100% successful hatch rate now under optimal conditions. They will be very productive in a reef setting to produce more of the Glass Anemone (Aiptasia) munchers as well as to consume many Aiptasia, even larger Aiptasia species anemones. It is very difficult to handle these larger soft bodied nudibranches. They must be gently lifted or transferred into your reef without touching your hands and with extreme care to prevent damage. They are very likely to be injured by rough handling and will not fare well if injured. Each animal is packed with great care to insure they will ship in premier condition. Each order comes with a free transfer pipette that must be used very carefully with these large delicate nudibranchs. $24.99 per animal. Caution: Difficult To Handle And Transfer Without Damaging. . Each click will add 1 Lot of 12 for $14.59 each animal to the cart. Lot of 12 Price: $175.00 per Lot. Save $16.88 on this package. Need more than 12 but less than 24?   Add on with the option below. Each click will add 1 Berghia (10 to 15 mm size) for $14.99 each animal to the cart. Use this this to add on to the 12 Lot above up to 23 Berghia.. Each click will add 1 Lot of 24 for $14.49 each animal to the cart. Lot of 24 Price: $347.76 per Lot Total Savings for this package is $36.00. Need more than 24 (bad problem, big tank)?   Enter 14.49 in the custom form below. Each click adds 1 Trio-Pak + 1 Juvi-Trio* to the cart. Total for the Regular + Juvi-Trio is $78.94 for this special package. Save $2.00 on the package and this is a great value for this smaller sized nudibranch 6 pack. Juvi-Paks are especially good in the calmer, protected areas of some refugiums and mini-reefs. Each click will add 1 Juvi-Trio for $31.97* ($10.99 ea) to the cart. Save $1.00 on this young Juvi-Trio-Pak. This is a great value for this smaller juvenile sized nudibranch package if you can grow them out in your tank. It takes a colony to be successful controlling aiptasia. Please read the documentation on this site. These are between 6 and 10 millimeters when not sleeping and sometimes bearing eggs. Customized Shopping and Coupon Use:   Or when the packages just don't fit your needs. For example: You have a coupon, are a dealer, want a large quantity, won a raffle, or have a gift certificate. Follow the instructions on your certificate or contact us for instructions. Step 1: Change the individual cost per animal in the blank below for your order per your certificate or your quantity discount price and add it to the cart. Step 2: In the cart, after reviewing the cost per animal, change the Quantity to the number of animals desired and update the cart. Step 3: When ready, click the checkout button and proceed with the steps to complete the purchase in the shopping cart. 1 or 2 nudibranchs is $15.99 each. Change the number in the cart to the quantity if more than one is desired. (Large quantities cost less per animal. Email for availability first.) Custom Form For the number I want the cost is: $ each Order For Saturday Delivery Saturday Priority Delivery Charge (U.S.A. Only): $19.49 If using a PayPal account, please be sure your email address is current in PayPal. Live Arrival Guarentee: Next Day Overnight Shipping, With weather and temperature extremes, Must be Present to take delivery. (Delivery Time Is Area Dependant and Cannot Be Guarenteed). (Continental USA Shipping: $39.90, FREE BOX, includes all packing, temperature control packs, etc.) * Shipping less than 12mm sized Berghia is not recommended by Anthony Calfo.

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