New sea cucumber

[Paul inawhat]

Quick question got this sea cucumber today if is a pink and black sea cucumber, when I put it in it went straight into a cave and hasn't moved since should I be worried?

 

[Ron Reefman]

Sea cucumbers come in 2 varieties, those that are sand sifters and those that are filter feeders. None of them move around much, especially once they find a good feeding ground. I wouldn't worry unless it hasn't moved in 2 days.

 

[Paul inawhat]

Sea cucumbers come in 2 varieties, those that are sand sifters and those that are filter feeders. None of them move around much, especially once they find a good feeding ground. I wouldn't worry unless it hasn't moved in 2 days.

Thank you so much

 

[Ron Reefman]

Thank you so much

Do you know which kind you have? Most of the pink ones I've seen are filter feeders. They have branchy appendages that stick out in front of their mouth and catch small bits of food from the water. In my limited experience, these cucumbers are harder to keep alive long term than the sand sifting cucumbers. I have 2 yellow sand sifters in my old 40g cube that survived 6 weeks in a holding tank with no sand and are now doing well in my new 90g tank. So they must be fairly hardy.

 

[Vinman]

I'd like to see pics of both pls

 

[Ron Reefman]

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Here are 2 filter feeders:

Here are 2 sand sifters.

 

[russclark27]

I have this guy. Pink warty sea cucumber. He finds high flow spots and camps out for days at a time.

 

[Vinman]

I have this guy. Pink warty sea cucumber. He finds high flow spots and camps out for days at a time.

Is this a ff or ss

 

[russclark27]

Is this a ff or ss

He stays on the rocks and filter feeds. I have about a gazillion copepods, so without much competition (6 weeks wet, no corals yet) I don't think he goes hungry.

 

[Vinman]

Thanks for the pics...looking into getting s sand sifter possible with research ofcourse

 

[Paul inawhat]

Do you know which kind you have? Most of the pink ones I've seen are filter feeders. They have branchy appendages that stick out in front of their mouth and catch small bits of food from the water. In my limited experience, these cucumbers are harder to keep alive long term than the sand sifting cucumbers. I have 2 yellow sand sifters in my old 40g cube that survived 6 weeks in a holding tank with no sand and are now doing well in my new 90g tank. So they must be fairly hardy.

I have the pink and black and is a sand sifter

 

[Vinman]

I have the pink and black and is a sand sifter

Can you post a pic

 

[Paul inawhat]

When I put him in he went straight into a rock cave so not very good pictures

 

[Ron Reefman]

@Vinman, since you are in Florida, consider a weekend trip to the middle Keys and going snorkeling. I can help you with places you can snorkel in shallow water 2 to 4 feet and find a small yellow cucumber for your tank! Just a thought.

Here is a link to some info:
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/snorkeling-collecting-discussion-group.412414/

 

[Paul inawhat]

Is this a ff or ss

Sand sifter

 

[Vinman]

I'm an avid diver pretty much every weekend in the summer I don't like collecting I feel like I'm starving the specimens keeping them from their natural environment I know half the stuff you buy is from the ocean but maybe if I see a small one I might try but not snapper usually looking for them usually Lobster and fish to shoot