black spikey slug

[uglyamericanV1]

looking at my tank this morning and i see a black slug crawling on a rock (***)
it looks like a cucumber, about half the size of an adult pinky....about say 1 to 2 inches long and about 1/4th inch wide
totally black, with about 1/4 inch long spikes all over it (like a catapiller)

is this a cucumber (in which i will leave it in)
or is this a evil nudi....
or something else
ive looked on the sea slug forum. looked on google. looking everywhere.
and if i took a picture, it would look like a little cloud (ie no help because of my camera)

 

[psychofishy]

that one goes by "sea slug" not sure exactly what it is though.. is that what yours looks like? I'll try to find some more info.

 

[uglyamericanV1]

that is super close...
i dont think it is a nudi because it really is big compared to a nudi (nudis generally like <1 inch, this is at least 1.5 inches)

i hope it isnt some crazy spawning evil zoa nudi (which it doesnt look like, but there are SO many diffrent little evil critters)

 

[psychofishy]

Look around for "thorny sea cucumber" on google... Looks like it could be that..

I give up on exact species name though.. there's indeed TOO much..

 

[pagojoe]

That "sea slug" is of course a sea cucumber, and sounds like uaV1's probably is too. Image search for "Stichopus."

Cheers,



Don