Hello Everyone, Question regarding Inverts.

[krhagerman]

Hello, Everyone

I have been working on my tank for about 7 to 8 years. I started with a 32 Gal. then moved to a 55 gal and have kept it thriving for quite a while now. I just started to order more types of critters for my tank which include a sand sifter star fish, abolone and 2 sea cucumbers. Now the cucumbers are acting strange but I can't find any good information on them. Does anyone have any good ideas?

thanks
Kevin

 

[XxKnuckleheadxX]

how are they acting strange?

 

[yote]

Welcome aboard.
If you can give us some more information,we'll do our best to help you work it out.
Whats your test numbers? Flow?Stock list? How were the cucumbers acclimated?

 

[Smitty]

Hello and welcome to the site...if u have high nitrates, then they will not do well...also if u did not slowly acclimate them to your tank. If u see them stressing too much, take them out your tank cause if they die, they could wipe the entire tank out...also what kind of cucumbers are they? Just need a couple of variables so we can help you out.

 

[dcantucson]

Hello and welcome to the site!

 

[krhagerman]

I acclimated them for about 3 hours by adding my tank water slowly and allowing temp to adjust. Then I poured the water into a bowl and used a net to put them in my tank not mixing the water they were shipped in into my tank. They shipped in a darkend bag and I was told to turn off my tank lights. They were both Tiger tail cucumbers. I have 3 clown fish, 1 dottie, 1 goby, a blenny, 3 sand snails, 20 dwarf red tip hermit crabs, 10 Scarlet reef hermit crabs, 20 turbo snails and a sand sifting sea star. All which are doing fine. I removed the dead sea cucumber but the other one seems to be doing fine as well. I am baffled. Not a lot of information regarding cucumbers out there.

 

[winyfrog]

cucumbers are very sensitive to acclimation, it may have just not acclimated to your water. Even though your others are fine.

What is your water testing?

 

[yote]

+1 Winy

 

[Bifferwine]

I've not had any luck with cucumbers. But knowing your water parameters will help.

 

[krhagerman]

well my nitrate's were at 0ppm, amonia 0ppm, ph8.2... both cucumbers have passed. Pulled them out before they could poison tank. I don't think I will order them again.

 

[krhagerman]

Thanks for all the help everyone.

 

[Bifferwine]

Your parameters sound fine. Sorry about your cukes. I don't think they are easy to keep, so it could have been just bad luck :(