Tiger tail cuc

drdude05 · 11-20-2006, 12:11 PM

How many tiger tail cucumbers are goo to keep in a 180 gallon will one suffice or are two better?

Geoff · 11-20-2006, 08:30 PM

what do you have on your bottom? if it is a BB than i would only say 2. if you have a good sand bed than i would easily double that.

G~

ChrisPrusha · 11-20-2006, 08:35 PM

I have 2 in my 180.

jph · 11-20-2006, 10:52 PM

how big do these get ? and how long does it take them to reach that size ?

on the marinedepotlive site it reads: up to 24 inches. i can't imagine having two or more of that im my tank

J.

ChrisPrusha · 11-20-2006, 10:54 PM

I've had mine for over a year and they are...6 inches a piece, maybe.

I'd love to see a 2 foot specimen, though!!

gobidon · 11-20-2006, 11:05 PM

I heard 1 foot. either way, i'm sure one will be quite enough.

Sambo · 11-21-2006, 08:40 AM

I have 1 in my 55 gall and he has just about completed a turnover of the the whole tank sandbed. In total that would be about 4 weeks, would be my guess. So for a 180 gall tank 2 sounds good - should turn over the sandbed once a month?

Geoff · 11-21-2006, 08:44 AM

Sambo- how do you know it has turned over the sand bed?

G~

Sambo · 11-21-2006, 08:52 AM

Sorry - should qualify - only the superficial layer. By rough eyeballing he has just about covered all the available sand area once.

drdude05 · 11-21-2006, 09:45 AM

I think I will start with one and see how it goes, I can always add a second later.