Sea Cucumbers

[drdude05]

What is the general feeling about using sea cucumbers (like a tiger tail) at part of a "clean up crew" in a reef tank?

[dobejazz]

I have a plain black one he is pretty cool to watch

[partobe]

I have one of the pink ones that filter feeds not a sand sifter. very cool

[Rippey]

I have a plain black one for 2 days and he spit white fibery sticky stuff, like spider web. What is that? Do they really suck in sand clean it and poop it?

[drdude05]

Anyone else with opinions about sea cucumbers?

[theplatypus]

They are very cool ,but some can nuke your tank if they die a violent death(death by ph). The Tigertails are supposed to be safe.

[Geoff]

i have had them in the past, and i will prolly get some more pretty soon. they are great detrital eaters. breaking food down another step. if you have hard to reach areas where detritus builds up than they are good at getting back there and stiring things up a bit.

G~

[Tropical]

Are they DSB safe? Will they eat the good infuana you are trying to promote?

[Cylenchar]

I have heard that if kept with aggressive fish they can be stressed and poison the tank? is this true? what do they define as aggressive fish? are there some that will work with it, and some that should be avoided? what is the minimum sand depth necessary to keep one?