Richard/Anyone Can you ID this?
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saltycreefer
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Fur bearing Trout, Those are common in my area.
from what I can see it looks like a cucumber of some kind...
there are many kinds of them and they each have different patterns of color and texture.
for example a "Sea Apple" is a Cuc' and they are related to starfish -- they all have 5 "sides" and some can put out feet on each side.
can you get a closer picture in focus?
the mouth end -- is it waving feeders in the water or cleaning surfaces ?
some like the sea apple are filter feeders.
others are sand feeders.
there are many kinds of them and they each have different patterns of color and texture.
for example a "Sea Apple" is a Cuc' and they are related to starfish -- they all have 5 "sides" and some can put out feet on each side.
can you get a closer picture in focus?
the mouth end -- is it waving feeders in the water or cleaning surfaces ?
some like the sea apple are filter feeders.
others are sand feeders.
can you describe the feeding end? is it in the water or brushing the glass / sand?
movement ? like if held in the water one roles in then back out then a different one does the same ?
if it's doing that in the water column then you can search for info on filter feeding types.
also the "furr" does it look like legs? spines? are they "Motile" as in moving ?
the more you can note and describe the details the more we can do to identify it.
if it is a filter feeder and has come out oif the rockwork then this may be a sign it is looking for food and may need to be spot fed like a coral or clam, with some zooplankton or brine shimp hatch
etc...
liverock
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Re: Richard/Anyone Can you ID this?
Cucumber, never moves much....usually all you see are his feeding tentacles coming out of a rock...
Richard TBS
<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8815595#post8815595 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Strykur
Tank is all TBS rock and about 6 months old. I have never seen this before and I look daily. Any help is appreciated.
Scott
Cucumber, never moves much....usually all you see are his feeding tentacles coming out of a rock...
Richard TBS
