Tiger Cucumbers

[Tony Quinn]

I noticed posts replying to a sand detritus eater. The Tiger Cuc was recommended, any down sides? are they trigger friendly (these triggers dont eat starfish, brittlestars, corals or anenomes or even nudibranches, so? Finally what is the latin name or any other name in case in Britain they have no idea what you Yanks are harping on about! (ha!)

 

[Mouse]

There still called Tiger Tail cukes. They look kinda yellowy with spikes all over them. I think they would be safe with a trigger. Either that or edible cukes, there good too.

 

[Bucktronix]

hmmm maybe mine aren’t tigers then.. they look like turds, appropriate for what they eat i guess. i have heard they can sour the water when they die so i would do a little more investigation before adding one. they are nocturnal so it maybe alright. i can't imagine anything that would want to eat one, when you see one you will know why.

 

[yabby]

I have read accounts on this forum ( a few times) that these fellows have been sucked into powerheads etc and the toxins released have killed EVERYTHING in the tank in only hours.

So I am too chicken to risk them.

This is only what I have read, so please correct me if I'm wrong!

Cheers
Paul

 

[Bucktronix]

i think you may be thinking of sea apples, a closely related animal. i do know that i have found them in my sump before so they must have had a wild ride down as i have my overflow is filled with bioballs and there was no problem. i just chuck them back into the tank. if your worried though i guess i wouldn’t add them. personaly i can't live without them, they do such a great job.

 

[Paul A. Ifkovits]

My only complaint is they tend to keep their posterior end within the rock work while excreting their daily diet of sand. This makes for large piles of sand embedded under your reef and tends to clog a an open structured reef.
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