Sea Cucumber ID

[sharko88]

So I bought this sea cucumber online. Online it states it is a Holothuria floridana (Florida Sea Cucumber). Looking online at other pictures of Florida Sea Cucumbers I am not sure that is what they shipped to me. Pics online do not show such a prolonged mouth and the coloration is a bit different. I have a better pic than the one below on my camera but have yet to pull it. For the last 36 hours the cucumber has buried itself in the sand with only its mouth out to the sand. I am concerned that this is a filter feeding cucumber and not a sand cleaner (Holothuria). Does anyone know what kind of cucumber this is?

 

[Calappidae]

I seen this same kind hitchhiking in some live rock.. it was climbing on the glass at the lfs in the live rock holding tank.

 

[sharko88]

Yeah this one climbed the a bit and then buried itself in the sand with just the mouth showing.

 

[sharko88]

Bump. Anyone know?

 

[rssjsb]

If it's what I think it is (hard to tell from the pics), it's a filter feeder. I have three that have been in my tank for six months or so with no issue and no special attention from me. They tend to pick a spot and stick there. I like them, but, no they don't sift sand.