Bright Yellow Slug Babies ????

Can anyone tell me what I should do with these?
I looked it up and found out that this round mass is eggs from my Bright Yellow Slug..

My fishtank guy told me to remove them because they need to be fertilized by a male or they die and posion my tank.

My friend told me to leave them and they will hatch.

Anyone know what I should do? Is this bad for my tank?
Is this rare and can I make a million dollars from it ? ..... (Hehehe)

Thanks
Joe

This is the Mom/Dad









This is the Eggs:

 

Unless the slug is a hermaphrodite, a male has to be present. Most if not all nudis are hermaphroditic but I'm not sure about the one you have. If it is, then yea they would hatch but if it isn't,eventually they will begin to rot.

I don't think you can make millions from it. Despite their good looks, they aren't a desired animal in the marine hobby.
HTH

 

so I should remove the mass I guess... I am already having trouble with things dying in the tank.

My carpet enemi died yesterday, so did one of my blue tangs and 3 sissor tail fish... yet my water tests perfect !

 

You could remove it. It's up to you but IMHO, nudis multiplying in a reef system isn't a good idea.

Regarding the deaths, I'm not sure how to give you an answer. Despite your good water quality, they're other factors that should be looked at, such as; water changes, diet and signs of diseases.

 

What size is the tank?

 

it's a 210, about 3 weeks old, but its cycled because I upgraded from a 125

 

This is Notodoris minor, another of the species that you probably can't keep long-term, unfortunately. It feeds exclusively on a few species of sponge that aren't available to most aquarists. When nudibranchs are stressed or about to die, they often lay their egg ribbons, even when there is no mate in the tank and they have no possibility of hatching. I doubt the eggs will cause much of a problem, although it sounds like you may already have some kind of toxicity problem in the tank. If your nudi is a large specimen, you'll want to remove it as soon as possible after it dies, even in a 210.

The Sea Slug Forum - Notodoris minor

Cheers,



Don

 

I would not have any kind of sea slug....I lost a tank to one...it was called the greek godess....they are very cool to see