What is this hitchhiker?

freeasafish · 01/23/2009, 06:21 PM

I got this with some sea cucumbers.....take a look at the pics...

thanks for your help

plyr58 · 01/23/2009, 06:27 PM

post on photobucket and add the img code to a post here. It's too small to tell anything from the picture in your gallery

freeasafish · 01/23/2009, 06:29 PM

thanks drew....look for it in a few minutes...thanks

freeasafish · 01/23/2009, 06:40 PM

check out these pics!

token · 01/23/2009, 06:43 PM

Sure looks like a pipefish.....

freeasafish · 01/23/2009, 06:52 PM

don't pipefish have a long slender mouth?

S4mula · 01/23/2009, 06:56 PM

Its a pearlfish it lives inside the cucumber.

freeasafish · 01/23/2009, 07:00 PM

should i put it in the tank?

token · 01/23/2009, 07:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by S4mula
Its a pearlfish it lives inside the cucumber.

Learn something new every day!

asherah · 01/23/2009, 07:04 PM

Pearlfish are unusual in that the adults of most species live inside various types of invertebrate. Typically, they live inside clams, starfish or sea squirts, and are simply commensal, not harming their hosts. However, some species are known to be parasitic on sea cucumbers, eating their gonads. Regardless of the habits of the adults, the larvae of pearlfish are free-living among the plankton. Pearlfish larvae can be distinguished by the presence of a long filament in front of their dorsal fin, sometimes with various appendages attached

I wouldn't

token · 01/23/2009, 07:05 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by freeasafish
should i put it in the tank?

Sure seems like you should.

Octoberfest · 01/23/2009, 07:28 PM

Ok....I'll say it...that thing freaks me out.

schristi69 · 01/23/2009, 07:34 PM

Alien!!!

skippy2 · 01/23/2009, 08:26 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Octoberfest
Ok....I'll say it...that thing freaks me out.

OMG, I would have a heart attack if I saw that.

freeasafish · 01/23/2009, 08:29 PM

It's cool.....it swims backwards... like a snake...

i think i can see its teeth

gbothepro · 01/23/2009, 11:26 PM

That thing is crazy looking... Flush it!

chimmike · 01/23/2009, 11:28 PM

don't put it back in. If there's a question..........

Anemonebuff · 01/23/2009, 11:32 PM

I would put it back in., even if it eats gonads...that thing is cool!

andygb54303 · 01/24/2009, 12:26 AM

put it back in!

rldavisou · 01/24/2009, 12:27 AM

I would also put it back in. The thing doesn't say it will kill the cuke, just castrate it. Does anyone think that would kill it?

This would be an interesting relationship. I'm curious, did you get to see it come out of the cucumber?

andygb54303 · 01/24/2009, 12:27 AM

or it might haunt you and eat your gonads....lol

Dancing4raiin · 01/24/2009, 12:37 AM

Set up a small tank for it all alone.

plyr58 · 01/24/2009, 12:41 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by S4mula
Its a pearlfish it lives inside the cucumber.

Dude, how did you know that?

I never cease to be amazed by the quality of the collective knowledge on this site.

widmer · 01/24/2009, 12:57 AM

I would freeze it before it somehow makes its way into your favorite cucumber.

Shmax · 01/24/2009, 01:30 AM

Personally, I would like to say I would put it back in the tank.... but if the gf saw that thing, I'd be looking for a 2BR Apt and a roomie that likes fish.

01/23/2009, 06:21 PM	#1
freeasafish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 9	What is this hitchhiker? I got this with some sea cucumbers.....take a look at the pics... thanks for your help

01/23/2009, 06:43 PM	#5
token Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Texas Posts: 614	Sure looks like a pipefish..... __________________ •Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius - and a lot of courage - to move in the opposite direction. --Albert Einstein Current Tank Info: 100g and 75g displays, both with 2 x 250w Iwasaki 14k DE, 100g sump, 55g growout, 55g refugium, 20g benthic

01/23/2009, 07:28 PM	#12
Octoberfest Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: NC Posts: 1,350	Ok....I'll say it...that thing freaks me out. __________________ 29 gallon bio-cube with 150w metal halide sunpod fixture, stock 14 gallon bio-cube

01/23/2009, 07:34 PM	#13
schristi69 Master of Space and Time Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Glendale, AZ Posts: 1,340	Alien!!! __________________ "Power tends to corrupt, and absolute power corrupts absolutely" - Lord Acton Current Tank Info: None, nada, gone

01/23/2009, 11:28 PM	#17
chimmike oxygen abuser Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Parrish, FL Posts: 5,089 Blog Entries: 2	don't put it back in. If there's a question.......... __________________ -Mike Tankless wonder Geaux Noles!

01/23/2009, 06:27 PM	#2
plyr58 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Carolina Posts: 747	post on photobucket and add the img code to a post here. It's too small to tell anything from the picture in your gallery

01/23/2009, 06:29 PM	#3
freeasafish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 9	thanks drew....look for it in a few minutes...thanks

01/23/2009, 06:40 PM	#4
freeasafish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 9	check out these pics!

01/23/2009, 06:52 PM	#6
freeasafish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 9	don't pipefish have a long slender mouth?

01/23/2009, 06:56 PM	#7
S4mula Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: DAllas Posts: 5	Its a pearlfish it lives inside the cucumber.

01/23/2009, 07:00 PM	#8
freeasafish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 9	should i put it in the tank?

01/23/2009, 07:04 PM	#10
asherah Premium Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: california Posts: 236	Pearlfish are unusual in that the adults of most species live inside various types of invertebrate. Typically, they live inside clams, starfish or sea squirts, and are simply commensal, not harming their hosts. However, some species are known to be parasitic on sea cucumbers, eating their gonads. Regardless of the habits of the adults, the larvae of pearlfish are free-living among the plankton. Pearlfish larvae can be distinguished by the presence of a long filament in front of their dorsal fin, sometimes with various appendages attached I wouldn't

01/23/2009, 08:29 PM	#15
freeasafish Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 9	It's cool.....it swims backwards... like a snake... i think i can see its teeth

01/23/2009, 11:26 PM	#16
gbothepro Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: New Jersey Posts: 110	That thing is crazy looking... Flush it!

01/23/2009, 11:32 PM	#18
Anemonebuff Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: LI,NY Posts: 3,877	I would put it back in., even if it eats gonads...that thing is cool!

01/24/2009, 12:26 AM	#19
andygb54303 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Green Bay, WI Posts: 396	put it back in!

01/24/2009, 12:27 AM	#20
rldavisou Moved On Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Oklahoma City Posts: 119	I would also put it back in. The thing doesn't say it will kill the cuke, just castrate it. Does anyone think that would kill it? This would be an interesting relationship. I'm curious, did you get to see it come out of the cucumber?

01/24/2009, 12:37 AM	#22
Dancing4raiin Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Santa Clarita, Ca Posts: 658	Set up a small tank for it all alone.

01/24/2009, 12:57 AM	#24
widmer Drug Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Rochester, MN Posts: 2,958	I would freeze it before it somehow makes its way into your favorite cucumber.

01/24/2009, 01:30 AM	#25
Shmax Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Columbus, Ohio Posts: 596	Personally, I would like to say I would put it back in the tank.... but if the gf saw that thing, I'd be looking for a 2BR Apt and a roomie that likes fish.