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October 11th, 2008, 05:05 PM
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How long do sea cucumbers live for?
I got a pink/green sea cucumber almost 3 years ago when I first started this hobby and it was vey small, LIke 2 inches then it started getting bigger but lately It doesn't seem to well.It is not putting out its tenticles,small,looks sad looking.How long do they live for?forever, 5 years,1,2,50??
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 125gal.SWPT,20gal,FWPL,and 30gal.SWRT Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 3years Other Intrests: airsoft,guitar,wakeskating,skateboarding 
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October 11th, 2008, 07:53 PM
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Re: How long do sea cucumbers live for?
maybe it is starting to starve
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October 11th, 2008, 08:26 PM
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Re: How long do sea cucumbers live for?
After three years? I don't think so.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 125gal.SWPT,20gal,FWPL,and 30gal.SWRT Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 3years Other Intrests: airsoft,guitar,wakeskating,skateboarding
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October 11th, 2008, 08:47 PM
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Re: How long do sea cucumbers live for?
it could have eaten everything
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"If crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight?"- George Carlin Current Aquarium(s) Description: 120 gallon with built in dual overflows Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: >1 year Other Intrests: football, paintball, workin out, saltwater fish
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October 11th, 2008, 10:58 PM
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Re: How long do sea cucumbers live for?
They eat stuff that floats in the water, poop,algea,photoplankton which I have in there already
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 125gal.SWPT,20gal,FWPL,and 30gal.SWRT Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 3years Other Intrests: airsoft,guitar,wakeskating,skateboarding
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October 13th, 2008, 01:50 AM
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Re: How long do sea cucumbers live for?
Post a picture so we can tell exactly what type you have. I assume from your description it is a filter feeder and not a sand sifter.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 150 gal all glass megaflow Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 30 yrs Other Intrests: salt water fish and reef subjects
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October 13th, 2008, 03:08 AM
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Re: How long do sea cucumbers live for?
Its doing better now, I don't know why but it is?
it looks like this but has pink/green tenticles and green on its sides and pink spikes http://reefscavengers.com/pinkcuke.html Current Aquarium(s) Description: 125gal.SWPT,20gal,FWPL,and 30gal.SWRT Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 3years Other Intrests: airsoft,guitar,wakeskating,skateboarding
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October 14th, 2008, 04:12 AM
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Re: How long do sea cucumbers live for?
Here is a link that will give you some information and add. links. good luck. based on the general description i believe at least 2 years.
http://www.wetwebmedia.com/seacukes.htm Current Aquarium(s) Description: 150 gal all glass megaflow Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 30 yrs Other Intrests: salt water fish and reef subjects
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October 15th, 2008, 03:47 AM
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Re: How long do sea cucumbers live for?
Thanks for that link. Im pretty lucky that Ive had it for 3 years. Ill try to keep it for as long as I can.
Current Aquarium(s) Description: 125gal.SWPT,20gal,FWPL,and 30gal.SWRT Experience in Saltwater & Reef Aquarium Hobby: 3years Other Intrests: airsoft,guitar,wakeskating,skateboarding
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