Tiger Tail Sea Cucumber

[joeyt66]

I am looking at purchasing one for my 220g tank. Sand bed is looking dirty. I'm a over feeder and cant stop lol). One problem i fear is i have a rather large carpet anemone, and fear that the cuke may wander into it and become a meal for it and possible "nuke" the tank. The nen is about the diamter of a 5 g pail. The nen has claimed the live of 2 sea urchins, horse shoe crab, yellow watchmen (who after acclimation got spooked and darted into it ). Just wondering if theres any people that keep them together? I know first responses will be get rid of the carpet ...but i really like it .

 

[ourmanflint]

I don't have a carpet anemone, so can't say for sure, but I have a tiger tail and I hardly ever see it as it spends 90% of it's time buried under a rock edge or something. I wouldn't think there's much chance of it becoming a snack.

 

[mscarpena]

Also if it dies they are not toxic. I had one die in my 75 and never found it. No ill effects. Not that you want it to become a snack, but if it does.

 

[Mattik]

As I undertsand it, the tiger tail is one of the few non-toxic cucumbers. I don't think there would be a problem with "nukeage".