Orange/Pink Sea Cucumber?

[livinlifeinBKK]

Hey guys, I got this bright pink and orange sea cucumber today and was just wondering if anyone else has seen them or know much about them...I've only seen them once before and to be honest it looks more like a cross between a sea cucumber and a sea apple than just a sea cucumber... anyone know much about these guys? It was sold to me as a sea cucumber and it's about 2" long. It's absolutely beautiful in person!

 

[SlugSnorter]

sea cucumber. maybe one of the filter feeding ones, maybe not.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

sea cucumber. maybe one of the filter feeding ones, maybe not.

Cool...If I had to guess I'd guess it's a filter feeder because it hasn't been very mobile but I'm really not sure...if so, he should be happy with my daily Phyto dosing

 

[Chrisv.]

looks like Cercodemas anceps (revised to Pentacta anceps?). They are often more bumpy than this and can have more yellow and green in addition to the orange and pink. A filter feeder.

 

[Chrisv.]

looks like Cercodemas anceps (revised to Pentacta anceps?). They are often more bumpy than this and can have more yellow and green in addition to the orange and pink. A filter feeder.

Here is a cool video I found of one eating:

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Wow that's awesome!! Thanks for the video! I can tell he definitely responds to light...I turned my whites on for the picture and he started raising his front side up towards the light

Here is a cool video I found of one eating:

 

[SlugSnorter]

Wow that's awesome!! Thanks for the video! I can tell he definitely responds to light...I turned my whites on for the picture and he started raising his front side up towards the light

nice. itll prob find somewhere to burrow soon

 

[Chrisv.]

Wow that's awesome!! Thanks for the video! I can tell he definitely responds to light...I turned my whites on for the picture and he started raising his front side up towards the light

Cool! I've never kept one. I hope it goes well! With reef roids and phyto, this should be a keep-able species.

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Cool! I've never kept one. I hope it goes well! With reef roids and phyto, this should be a keep-able species.

I certainly hope he does well too! I feed reef roids twice weekly and Phyto nightly but I'll start adding just a little extra Phyto in the morning too because he seems to like feeding in the light

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

 

[livinlifeinBKK]

Hey, if anyone is still interested in these types of cucumbers and their requirements, check out this article.

How to Maintain Suspension-Feeding Sea Cucumbers | Reef Builders | The Reef and Saltwater Aquarium Blog

When most hobbyists imagine sea cucumbers, or holothuroid species as they’ll be referred to later, we envision bottom-dwelling detritivores with little personalities whose slug-like bodies made their…

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