Sea Cucumber... ???

[lostmyz]

Hello all,

My sea cucumber split about 3 weeks ago and has been doing well but today I noticed that it looks like its pooping or its organs are coming out of its back end. As for my water parameters everything is within normal limits only my phosphate is a little high 0.10 I have to change my phosban its been too long. Anyways here is a picture please let me know what you all think is going on....

 

[lostmyz]

Oh and those little dots are tigger pods not some disease I forgot to mention that... i just looked and saw them moving and than my dragonet ate one :)

 

[lostmyz]

I found this online

"When disturbed by an enemy such as a fish or a crab, the sea cucumber will often eject long, sticky threads from its body to entangle its enemy. Some species of sea cucumbers will, at such times, violently contract their bodies and cast out a large part of their internal organs. The internal organs contain a toxin that is deadly to fish and other marine animals (but not to humans). These organs grow back in about six weeks."

 

[bonomo53]

can't really tell by your picture but when i had a cucumber it used to shoot out white stingy stuff if i touched it.. It just a defense mechanism they use, it should be fine.

 

[jenmay44me]

I would be removing the cucumber to quarantine for observation if it were my tank.