hide and go seek cucumber

[Smitty]

Hey guys, I picked up a sand shifting cucumber two days ago(darn there all black in color) for my substrate. I read they clean sand pretty good, but mine seems to hide under a rock all the time, poking only his head out...is this normal, should I give him a few days...it hasn't even started on the sand yet.

He needs to stop playing and get to work before I fire his $$$.

 

[yote]

Have you checked to make sure his sorry butts still alive?
I dont know how quick those things are,cause I've never kept one.I do know they can sure make a mess when they die though.I'd keep a CLOSE eye on it.

 

[Smitty]

I see him poking his head out from under his rock during the day, but can't seem to find him at night, but he is there again the next morning(under his same rock...I can see him moving his head very slowly back and forth, but that's about it

 

[Jkraft136]

I have a yellow one that comes out in the night time. He poops little sand nuggets :P

 

[Smitty]

lol...I've seen one poop mound since I had him.

 

[Bifferwine]

I see him poking his head out from under his rock during the day

Hahaha, they have heads?!?! Ugly little critters, for sure.

The only one I've ever tried ended up kicking the bucket in the sandbed somewhere. Spiked my nitrates sky high.

 

[Smitty]

I hope it's his head, if not, then he's telling me to kiss his $$$, cause he won't eat sand.

 

[Alexander]

Hahaha, they have heads?!?! Ugly little critters, for sure.

The only one I've ever tried ended up kicking the bucket in the sandbed somewhere. Spiked my nitrates sky high.

you seem to be good at spiking your nitrates sky high :mrgreen:

 

[swninja]

I've got one, took it like a week to start doing his thing. But the little bastards on a mission now, walk away from the tank for 5 minutes day or night and he'll be somewhere else munching sand.

 

[d.french]

i have 4 cucumbers and usually only come out at night and work on sandbed.

 

[Bifferwine]

you seem to be good at spiking your nitrates sky high :mrgreen:

Hey I'm just trying to toughen my livestock up, that's all. I'm doing them a favor, if you ask me. I come from the school of hard knocks. No easy street in my house.