Sandbed sifters

[vetteguy53081]

Is sea cucumber poison when it die?

To a degree with toxins- it is . Run chemipure blue in your tank with a cucumber in which should toxins be released - It will absorb it

 

[LongQ]

To a degree with toxins- it is . Run chemipure blue in your tank with a cucumber in which should toxins be released - It will absorb it

Thanks

 

[CanuckReefer]

Remove them because they are toxic or remove them because they will screw up nutrients?

Toxic.

 

[xxkenny90xx]

How long do I rinse them? A really quick few splashes of water or even a dip and swooshing around?

According to @Humblefish write up on coral and invert qt procedures sea cucumbers need a full 45 or 76 day qt. Some inverts only need a rinse, cucumbers need more than that. So if your keeping a pest free tank and doing qt for your fish then you need to do so for the cucumber as well. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/coral-invert-quarantine-time-frames.334584/

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Is sea cucumber poison when it die?

Some are very poisonous, others not so much. The tiger tail sand sifter aren't so bad

 

[wnnabereefer]

According to @Humblefish write up on coral and invert qt procedures sea cucumbers need a full 45 or 76 day qt. Some inverts only need a rinse, cucumbers need more than that. So if your keeping a pest free tank and doing qt for your fish then you need to do so for the cucumber as well. https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/coral-invert-quarantine-time-frames.334584/

Can I just keep the cucumber in my 29 gallon tank? its empty right now and I only plan on having a pair of clowns in there and the tank is small enough that i can pull the clowns out if they are sick and treat them right away. How does the qt process work for inverts?

 

[xxkenny90xx]

Can I just keep the cucumber in my 29 gallon tank? its empty right now and I only plan on having a pair of clowns in there and the tank is small enough that i can pull the clowns out if they are sick and treat them right away. How does the qt process work for inverts?

I'm would say no meds or anything, just 45 day observation (but like I said, I don't qt so I probably shouldn't advise you on that)

How to Quarantine

How to Quarantine The purpose of this article is to present an argument for quarantining saltwater fish, and then show the reader how to setup a Quarantine Tank (QT) and discuss quarantine protocols. Why quarantine? Setting up a QT does not...

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[Cole.mormon]

No tank is pest free