Freaky pearl fish appearance

[Brooklyndc]

I got home this morning after a night shift and noticed what looked like a piece of sea grass in my tank. Upon closer inspection, I saw a long, thin, clear fish. Yesterday we added two fish, a feather duster, and a cleaner pack (snails, stars, cucumbers) to our tank. I knew our hitchhiker had to have come from the cucumbers leading me to believe it was a pearl fish. Leading to my question...should I be concerned? We have corals, anemones, a snowflake eel, lion fish, lemon peel, and blonde naso tang who are all “friends”. Can the pearl fish cause problems? Or will our wimpy predators hurt it?

 

[Tahoe61]

Hi and welcome to R2R.

I have never heard of anyone having an issue with a Pearl Fish. Seems like it can flee to the cucumber if being picked on and it what ever the cucumber is having.
Very cool hitch-hiker.

 

[Brooklyndc]

Hi and welcome to R2R.

I have never heard of anyone having an issue with a Pearl Fish. Seems like it can flee to the cucumber if being picked on and it what ever the cucumber is having.
Very cool hitch-hiker.

Thanks Tahoe! Excited to see what he does.

 

[rhdoug]

I had one many years ago when I got a cuke. Only saw it a couple of times but it freaked me out at first!