Let's talk: Spiny Sea Cucumbers

[revhtree Verified Admin]

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The Pink and Green Sea Cucumber is a colorful filter feeder for home reef aquariums over 30 gallons. 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.

This species of Sea Cucumber feed by pulling small particulates from the water column, which stick to the hair-like appendages off of its plume. The particulates are then moved to the mouth and ingested. Feed daily with zooplankton or other liquid invertebrate food.

Like other Sea Cucumbers, Pentacta anceps has the potential to poison an aquarium. The chances of this happening are very rare unless the animal is accidentally sucked into an uncovered pump intake or overflow boxes. Also avoid stocking with fish that normally pick at sessile invertebrates. Be sure to acclimate properly and house with appropriate inhabitants. The drip-acclimation method is recommended to minimize exposure to fluctuating water parameters. The Pink and Green Sea Cucumber cannot tolerate high nitrate levels or copper-based medications. Info Via LiveAquaria

 

[revhtree Verified Admin]

Please share any photos you may have of yours!

 

[revsgirl]

Okay.. Sorry.. But these gross me out a little..


Chasing the Dream Giver, not the dream! Tonya

 

[NotTheFace]

I have had one for around a year now. Tiger Tail

 

[jukboxx]

here is my pink and black cucumber, i know he is not spiny but he is pretty cool, he is probably about a ft. long, my moms favorite thing in my tank. She says " because he is different, not something you see everyday"

 

[AquaticallyDistracted22]

I added a Tiger Tail to my tank back in August of 2012 when I was still running a 29 gal. Not too long ago it occurred to my that I had not seen him in a couple months. When I went looking for him, to my surprise as I had NO idea they did this, Tiger Tails in my aquarium.

Here is a picture before he split getting cozy after dark with my Green Mandarin

 

[andijo81]

I have 4 spiny and 3 Tiger Tails (which started from 1). I've named my spiny's "Bill Lemmic", "Ralph" and "Surge the Purge" They look like they're constantly trying to make themselves puke. Don't judge...haha

 

[d2mini]

I've got several besides this one.
Darker color, lighter color, even have a bright solid yellow one!
One of the hardest workers of my clean up crew. Nature's vacuum.

 

[NanaReefer]

Ok now I'm wanting one

 

[d2mini]