Do Sea Cucumbers Nuke Tanks?
We've all heard the stories and I have no doubt it happens, but in 42 years of aquaria, I had never heard of anyone who even knew someone it had happened to. As it happens someone just last week said they had seen it happen themselves but nevertheless I think you would have to be unlucky and I continue to keep cucumbers in most of my marine tanks.
I've never had any issue with cucumbers and I've accidentally squashed the between rocks (they get into crazy places), even had one get slightly battered by a powerhead without any negative effect, mind you I was lucky it was minor.
Two or three years ago I had a black cucumber die in one tank and a leopard cucumber in another. No ill effects other than the expected ammonia increase(I keep Ammolock on hand for such little events). People reading my TJ know that after a DSB accident, I recently transferred all survivors to a holding tank. I removed one cucumber the day after as it was all but dead. This morning I found the other dead and spewing what looked like entrails, out it's bum.
I have a minor ammonia reading but no other issues so I won't hesitate to put sea cucumbers in the next tank, due to go online about xmas.
I've never had any issue with cucumbers and I've accidentally squashed the between rocks (they get into crazy places), even had one get slightly battered by a powerhead without any negative effect, mind you I was lucky it was minor.
Two or three years ago I had a black cucumber die in one tank and a leopard cucumber in another. No ill effects other than the expected ammonia increase(I keep Ammolock on hand for such little events). People reading my TJ know that after a DSB accident, I recently transferred all survivors to a holding tank. I removed one cucumber the day after as it was all but dead. This morning I found the other dead and spewing what looked like entrails, out it's bum.
I have a minor ammonia reading but no other issues so I won't hesitate to put sea cucumbers in the next tank, due to go online about xmas.