a sea slug?

To a PLEBIAN!

cant tell, but it looks cool

Come hug me bro.

if you is pointy or sharp i dunno if i wanna, if not i will tee hee

Nudibranchs are squishy marine invertebrates.

yay squishee!!! *huggles tight* :D

Although further research has shown this variety to be extremely toxic with stinging cells recovered from it's primary prey, the Portuguese man of war.

ono

THAT.. is one bad ass animal. O_O

Yep.

I totally want to get into a position where I could attempt to aquarium raise them.

I'm generally not a big fan of saltwater tanks but... the challenge....

But what about if you can't take care of them, and have to release them upon the wild? They'll adapt and kill of other native species. o.O

Pythons in Florida. Just sayin..

You don't know me very well do you?

And I would if possible try to do it in accordance with an established facility, not necessarily in my house. It's much like the fact there are a few wild/exotic species I would like to keep, but I'm doing all the research I need on them now, especially in regards to how established facilities do it and appropriate management techniques (and if/when this happens I would be setting up my homestead as a proper management facility).

The key to keeping Nudibranchs is being able to take care of their prey. In the case of Glaucus atlanticus one would need to have a tank set up supporting violet snails/portuguese man of war/velella and/or blue buttons. Which would in turn require feeder fish and plankton. I'm pretty sure it's possible, but probably not very practical for the casual aquarist.

In the meantime, I am petless, but would like to work my way back up with a small fish tank, an albino corn snake and a puppy. And if possible a few small livestock animals when we move to a place with a proper back yard.

I've grown up around animals my whole life, including exotic reptiles, and we kept them their whole lifespans (excepting the ones who we were forced to get rid of by management who were rehomed with experienced enthusiasts or the ones whom were stolen from my dead brother, all of his friends claiming that they were given as gifts before his sudden demise). The only animals we'd release are the ones we captured wild (sometimes we would catch and keep alligator lizards for short periods, and occassionally we would rehab sick or injured wildlife).

True, I don't know you very well. But reading this helps. It's good to know. :)

I honestly miss having a 20Gal wide tank with mini-bala sharks, and a Bichir eel.

I used to take care of all sorts of animals. Rodents, reptiles, fish, felines, and canines. :P

Nice. I'm just going to get maybe a 20 gallon, stock it full of live plants, and then throw a few tetras and or invertabrates in. Bright active and tiny is what I'm planning.

I just need to clean enough to have an area and save up to buy everything.

I wonder if the snake would be cheaper than the aquarium?

I should price both and decide. On one hand, the aquarium can take longer getting all the plants established and everything so I wouldn't have to buy everything all at once, whereas I would want everything I will ever need to start the snake.

But getting pets isn't a top priority for me, despite my severe pet withdrawal (At four years, this is the longest I have ever lived without animals, it's driving me crazy and working with taxidermy doesn't help.), so I've got plenty of time to decide and research.

Yeah you do. Best of luck on what you decide to do. :)

lulz

it's a KITTY!! :D

also, i'm still the only one to favorite this. :D

THE MAINSTREAM CASUALS ARE JUST TOO INTIMIDATED BY THE UNIQUE ECCENTRICITIES OF MY ART!