Burrowing Sea Cucumber - Neothyonidium magnum

[nandor]

Anyone having experience with that animal in a reef tank? Thanks for your advice :reading:

Link to video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CdHePWMwFIU&feature=related

 

[BairdimusPrime]

unfortunately i dont have flash so i cant watch but i have a sea cucumber familyliving inside of one of my live rocks had em for around a year now... great little buggers dont harm anything

 

[nandor]

hello baird,

thanks for your answer. Good to hear they dont bother. The one I am looking for seems kind of special => link to picture:

http://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/img/5245_mdgNde5mnY.jpg

I saw it while diving in Lembeh Strait (Sulawesi). It has alternately moving its arms.

Would be cool to have in a reef tank
:wavehand:

 

[BairdimusPrime]

this is what i have...

 

[nandor]

perfect - you got the same thing. i could not find much information about it. Please keep me updated about yours. Thanks

 

[enigma70x7]

I have two of these in my nano, one in the sump and one in the display. The ones I have are are only about 1.5" in length. They stay hidden under the sand and only extend their arms to filter feed at night. They are definitely neat to watch with a flashlight at night. I believe the ones i have came from the Caribbean and you can get them from sealifeinc.

 

[BairdimusPrime]

Mine came with my LR as well they feed whenever i feed my corals and are absolutely incredible to watch i counted last night I have five of them and are about 1.5" inches as well my wife loves the little buggers. as far as I can tell being filter feeders they're definitely beneficial

 

[snorvich]

hello baird,

thanks for your answer. Good to hear they dont bother. The one I am looking for seems kind of special => link to picture:

http://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/img/5245_mdgNde5mnY.jpg

I saw it while diving in Lembeh Strait (Sulawesi). It has alternately moving its arms.

Would be cool to have in a reef tank
:wavehand:

I don't believe this animal is reef safe but I am not sure; it has been a while. I saw it at Lembeh (and also in the Philippines).

 

[BairdimusPrime]

Ive got pagoda cup coral, waving xenias and green zoas none of them have been bothered by the multiple cucumbers living in the rocks they just stay in their spots and feed when i feed the corals they're very fun to watch

 

[nandor]

Baird, if you feed your tank are the moving their arms alternately like in the video? Yours are babys. The one I saw in Lembeh was arround 30 cm (12 inch) and absolutely stunning in the way it was feeding with moving arms.

 

[BairdimusPrime]

yep the arms are def alternating its an incredible site