Is my cucumber too big

Hi guys i have a bit of a dilema here i have a cucumber i bought he's very nice its a tiger tail, but its one foot long.....in my 150G . Someone made the remark that if he goes he could take my tank with it. Should i exchange it with some one with a bigger tank, just in case he starve in mine or do you have other options you can think of . I have another cucumber in there as well didn't expect that one to be that long when i bought it he was kinda in a ball sort of speak.

 

Tiger Tails are supposed to be one of the least likely Cucumbers to 'nuke' a tank when/if they die, especially in a larger tank. They do get up to a foot, so it seems yours is full size. I don't have any experience with them myself, but am thinking about adding a Tiger Tail to my 125.

 

Advanced Aquarist:Rob Toonen PhD.

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Well, as I’ve said now several times, there is simply too much variability for me to make any realistic generalizations about the risk of any specific sea cucumber. The best generalization that I can make is that for most drab deposit-feeding sand cucumbers the risk of a tank wipe-out is quite low (although there are certainly some drab cucumbers, such as H. atra, that possess particularly nasty toxins). In fact, even with the most toxic species of sea cucumbers, the risk of having a serious episode in your reef aquarium is relatively low as long as you take certain precautions to prevent the animal meeting an unpleasant end.

A Tiger Tail Cucumber died in my 28 gallon tank and nothing happened. This is my personal experience.

 

I literally just finished reading that when you posted 8) Good to hear about your personal experience, especially in a smaller tank.

 

Ok well according to some , Tiger tail and Caribbean ones won't take a tank down , they say its a net myth. And thats the one i have ; this by the way how he looked when i bought it 2 weeks ago. But now , he makes almost the whole side panel 24" minus the rockwork, its 12"




But they also say that a foot long cucumber for an 8 weeks tank is too big. I didn't know he was that big. Like i said he was like in a ball sort of no more that 3-4 inch, and he then stretched out. I've already contacted the seller and he said he has smaller ones he can exchange for . So thanks guys we live and learn never though that he would stretch that long, no comment......sorry about the title i should of put sea in there....

 

ha ha a grower not a shower

 

LMAO

 

I'd get rid of it because it creeps me out but then all spikey worms do that. I always think along the line that if you think it's not a good match with possible potential problems, then err on the side of caution given how much we have invested in our tanks - not only monetary but our attachments to the livestock

 

Actually they're very usefull they recycle nutrients, breaking down detritus and other organic matter after which bacteria can continue the degradation process in your sand to be used later. Its like a worm eating dirst and converting it into compost.

 

oh, I know they are very useful and helpful in a reef tank - I just can't help that they creep me out