Sea cucumber has gash in its side

[Ritzo90]

Hello, my first post is a post for help =)

I tried finding some info but couldn't.

The issue is we have a salt water tank with two clown fish, a bi-color angel fish and a sea cucumber. Also live rock.

The sea cucumber has some how got a gash in its side, you can see 3cm by 1.5cm to the white inner mussel I guess. He is moving around fine, fully extending at times like normal. The part that's got the gash looks swollen.

Do they heal well or should I move him on? I don't want him to die in the rock.

Oh it's black with spikey looking suckers all over it.

Thanks,
Ritzo90

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[revsgirl]

Hi there! Welcome to R2R!! Hopefully someone will be able to help you out!

 

[Ritzo90]

Anyone =)

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[cparka23]

Welcome! This is a pretty difficult question to answer, and that's probably got everyone unsure of what to do.

If it were my tank, I would take it out if any crabs, shrimp, or bristleworms are preying on it while it's injured. But if nothing seems to bother it, I still wouldn't know what to do either. Not much help, I know. Apologies.

Best of luck with it, though.

 

[Ritzo90]

Haha thanks, I'll leave him in and watch him.

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[Mike&Terry]

Welcome to R2R! Would you mind sharing a pic of your sea cucumber? Sometimes they will reproduce by splitting

-M&T

 

[Ritzo90]

This is it, it's healing really well though. Before the flesh was loose, in now it's tight and covering over.

And another shot

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