Sea cucumbers

[josepha]

Hi All,
Hope everyone is well. I am wondering who had Sea cucumbers, how long, how have they behaved etc.
I have one tiger tail cuke with a shallow sand bed. I had one a while back that got sucked into a drain whose cover came loose... wasn't pretty.
I noticed a thread a while back talking about them releasing toxins into the tank more often then you think, when startled by a fish, etc. I have 400 gallon system so not sure it would affect the system. I know Tom at TRS had one a loooong time in his main display I always loved. Haven't seem many like that one. Any feedback, thoughts, seen any at a shop, etc.

 

[block head]

Ill probably regret it , but i have the green\pink filter feeder in my 28. Its been over a year with no problems.

 

[farlsincharge]

I have a tiger tail that I've had in my 28 gal system for almost 6 months now. Awesome at keeping my sand bed clean. As for getting startled by fish my blenny always makes it a point to peck it at least once a day and nothing bad has happened. The toxins compared to a tiger tail to something say a sea apple which I've heard been described as a "dirty bomb" (suitcase nuke) are far less lethal especially in a system as big as yours.

 

[cardiffgiant]

I started with 2 tiger tails, and I've had them for 2-3 years now. I've had them multiply a number of times and I have no idea how many there are now. I've seen really small ones turn up in my refugium and filter sock.

 

[Krypt1979]

I also have a Tiger Tail. He's been great cleaning the sand in my 75. I've had him for about a year and a half, and never (knock on wood) had any issues.

 

[der_wille_zur_macht]

I put two of the common cucumbers (I believe they're Holothuria impatiens) in my 360 about 3 months ago. I have yet to see either. If they're dead, they don't seem to have caused any damage. If they're still alive, they're good at hiding and haven't really added visibly to the turning over/cleaning of the sand, because it looks the same as it did before I added them.

 

[terry4505]

I added one Monday and haven't seen him since. No problems so far though.

 

[cardiffgiant]

I don't see them often. Every one in a while i forget that they're in there and then notice one spread across the glass.