Sea Cucumbers

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  1. coral reefer

    coral reefer Giant Squid

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    I have been looking into getting a cucumber for my 125 as my benthic are would be ideal for them...established, mature tank with 4inches of oolitic aragonite very small micron size beneficial to borrowing and livestock that relys on small grain size substrate to feed in and on the sand,
    Those of you that have one or more, just give me a heads up as to the husbandry, personality, growth>and problems that may arise with keeping one such as a Tiger Tail Cucumber or Hawaiian! I am not talking about the candy apples or that style as they are no good, IMO!
    Thanks in advace!!!
    tom:confused:
     
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  2. Jason McKenzie

    Jason McKenzie Super Moderator

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    I had a Tiger in a BB 40G tank for about a year. I thought it was gone only to find when I took the tank down that the cuc was healthy and much larger. I still have it today in my 370G. it lives in the LR mainly while extending itself out to the sand bed to feed. It is not as active as other cucs but cleans up well

    J
     
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