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5Apr
2009
My New Chromodoris Magnifica

Yep, the name is a bit of a mouthful, but the "magnifica" part is quite appropriate. This little guy is a sea slug, a member of the nudibranch species, and he joined my fish tank on Friday. This Chromodoris Magnifica is about 2 inches long, with bright vibrant colors, and with bright orange gills and rhinophores. He's (ok, we don't know that he's a he, but "it" seems so impersonal) also surprisingly agile, and can slither around, but also just kind of lets go and allows the current drop him down somewhere else.

Comments (7)



  • Ryan Vikander

    I love that sea slug. And I also love that the guy who made CF famous is an aquariast.

  • Hatem Jaber

    Is this also known as a "Sea Cucumber"?

  • Peter Tilbrook

    Man gotta share that with my brother. Best he has is a "sucker fish" (who is also cute BTW).

  • Ben Forta

    Nope, this is not a Sea Cucumber (although I do have one of those, too).

    --- Ben

    #4Posted by Ben Forta | Apr 7, 2009, 08:10 AM
  • Hamad Amaral

    5 years ago I was scuba diving at Angra dos Reis (Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) and I got an amazing experience, we saw dozens of nudibranchs couples. I always see nudibranchs when diving at Arraial do Cabo (Rio) as well. Pics: http://www.flickr.com/photos/hamad_amaral/32507758... and http://www.flickr.com/photos/hamad_amaral/32516132...

  • Joe FitzGerald

    Very cool looking. I thought most nudibranchs eat one thing and one things only (species dependent). What does this one eat? Beautiful...good luck with it!!

    Do you keep corals as well?

    #6Posted by Joe FitzGerald | May 4, 2009, 01:59 PM
  • Justin

    What the heck is that thing???

    #7Posted by Justin | May 12, 2009, 12:17 AM