marine sea cucumbers.

s j d · Aug 9, 2021

i have a pink spiney sea cucumber. In my reeftank. are they safe in a marine tank

Peace River · Aug 9, 2021

Welcome to Reef2Reef!!!

G Santana · Aug 9, 2021

Welcome to R2R
I've never kept one and you will get varying opinions on them.
Good luck with it and welcome aboard

Fred2482 · Aug 9, 2021

Welcome! I dont think they will harm anything in your reef tank, unless they die.

Jimbhoy13 · Aug 9, 2021

Welcome to R2R. Never kept one but lots of knowledgeable and helpful people here who will support and advise you when needed.

Billldg · Aug 9, 2021

Welcome to R2R!!! I don’t have any experience with sea cucumbers, but I am sure others have had experience with them and will chime in.

PeterC99 · Aug 9, 2021

Welcome to R2R!

Sorry, no experience with a sea cucumber.

Fish Think Pink · Aug 9, 2021

s j d said:
i have a pink spiney sea cucumber. In my reeftank. are they safe in a marine tank

Welcome!

Google and search always have good info; I always worry about the day they die taking out my tank so no personal experience. Perhaps you already saw this but doesn't have anything specific on yours BUT there is a link within post going to another site and I didn't chase it all the way thru:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/are-these-sea-cucumbers-ok-for-my-reef.345186/
Glad you joined

dwair · Aug 9, 2021

Welcome to Reef2Reef!

vetteguy53081 · Aug 9, 2021

They are good filter feeders and unless stress are safe in the reef tank. It is said that they ink, which rarely occurs but CAN. Water quality must be maintained at the highest levels possible as they dont respond well to poor water conditions and care must be taken with any water intakes/overflows to ensure that the Sea Cucumber cannot be sucked in. Rows of pink knobby thorns run lengthwise along its green and yellow body. Like Sea Apples, striking yellow and pink tentacles extend during feeding. Unlike most other sea cucumbers this animal normally stays stationary, when it finds a suitable location in the aquarium with the proper flow.
Feed daily with zooplankton or other liquid invertebrate food which stick to their little knobbs and then transferred to their mouths.