uh ooh HELP!!

[skeeter_ca]

just started cycling my tank wuth new live rock from TBS. I had a hitchhiker. A black sea cucumber. It seemed fine til i got home tonite. it hasn't move since i left this morning and now it has a white film around it. Is it dieing. Should i remove it before it does. i've heard it can release toxins into the tank.

aquadw

 

[Gargausius]

I'd get rid of it. It seems like it is releasing it's innards. If it's a tiny animal, don't worry too much about it poisoning your entire tank. But I'd do a 25% water change just to be safe.

 

[graveyardworm]

You could try to save it by moving it to a QT while the tank cycles. Unless its already dead the it's too late.

 

[supertech3]

It sounds like it is dieing?already dead and is deteriorating, IMO remove it and keep it from polluting your tank

 

[liverock]

Re: uh ooh HELP!!

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6949007#post6949007 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by aquadw
just started cycling my tank wuth new live rock from TBS. I had a hitchhiker. A black sea cucumber. It seemed fine til i got home tonite. it hasn't move since i left this morning and now it has a white film around it. Is it dieing. Should i remove it before it does. i've heard it can release toxins into the tank.

aquadw

Normal cuke behavior.....it is not dying.....they do that after shipping....he is just fine and acclimating.

If a cuke dies, you will know it, they turn into a pile of white snot.

Also cukes from the gulf are totally non toxic, unlike cukes from the pacific.

TBS