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09-09-2009, 06:49 PM

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topsl

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Location: Ocala, FL

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Strange critter

Can anyone ID this thing?
This critter showed up in a new piece of Live Rock I just bought. It is about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in length. Is it benign or a threat?


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09-09-2009, 07:08 PM	#2
Dragonist I <3 Fishies Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Dallas,Texas Posts: 821 Reviews: 43	looks like a cucumber __________________

09-09-2009, 07:17 PM	#3
gabranth17 Little Fishy Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 73	umm can you get a close up to the face. seems harmless but just to make sure

09-11-2009, 12:20 PM	#4
topsl squid Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Ocala, FL Posts: 5	Thanks Dragonist. Chucksaddiction confirms that it is a sea cucumuber. The tank is new and is cycling. I hope the holothurid will survive!

09-11-2009, 04:57 PM	#5
Loverotties I've got the REEF rash! Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: New Jersey Posts: 34,112	I Hope so! I know some if not all cucumbers release a poison that will wipe out your tank,when they die and you have to rip the tank down and do some heavy duty cleanning. __________________

09-12-2009, 03:52 PM	#6
Dragonist I <3 Fishies Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Dallas,Texas Posts: 821 Reviews: 43	Duna duna...DRAGON! __________________

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