Reef Safe?

Please ID and is it reef safe?

Thank you.

 

i think it is

 

cucumber of some type ?

 

i think it may be this. Phyllidia varicosa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

not reef safe IMO.
http://slugsite.us/bow/nudiwk47.html

 

i think your right it looks like some sort of nudibranch
deferentially not reef safe

 

Thanks guys.

 

im pretty sure theyr a nudibranch most likely a spong eater if you dont mind that then ur ok. mind you idk wich sponge it eats so more then likely it will starv to death. but fwiw my lfs has had 1 for 8months or so. if it wer me id stay away

 

Nu2Reef got this one, I think. As for whether they are reef safe, the answer is NO, and in fact, they probably aren't even people-safe. Read this:

The Sea Slug Forum - Can I keep phyllidiids in the aquarium?

People have become sick just by breathing the air in a room that housed an aquarium with these nudibranchs!

The Sea Slug Forum - Phyllidia varicosa

Cheers,



Don

 

It is a Phyllidia varicosa or fish killing nudibranch. It has a chemical that is extremely poisonous to fish and it feed on sponges.

 

Hmm ... too bad, Very pretty.

As with most things in nature though, if it is brightly colored, it is most likely posionous as the colors serve as a warning to predators.