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08/11/2006, 09:45 PM
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Location: florida
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help...sea cucumber in peril
My sea cucumber is halfway sucked into my powerhead, rear end first....he is still alive, and trying to eat, but his entire rear is inside the powerhead and I cant get him out..it is unplugged now and in front of the tank resting on the sand...is it possible he will survive??
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08/11/2006, 09:48 PM
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Almost impossible. Get him out of your tank immediately and into a bucket or salad bowl or somewhere else. Some cukes can take down an entire tank with their poison. Is this a tiger tail? Do you know his species?
You may have to disassemble the pump, or face the really disagreeable job of getting this creature out in pieces, and all I can say about that is that he's already pretty much a goner. Is it a maxijet? You may be able to get part of it unscrewed enough to get him out.
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Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%. |
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08/11/2006, 09:50 PM
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yes, its a tiger tail...
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08/11/2006, 10:13 PM
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he is 90% out and fine so far...looks good, just kinda waiting for the other 10% to see...almost looks like another piece of debris saved his but...literally...
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08/11/2006, 10:22 PM
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Whew! I'm very glad! --- slit a piece of foam and put over that powerhead so he can't get in. Or take a piece of blue/white filter medium and rubberband it in place over the powerhead cone. That way he can't get stuck. You'll have to change or wash that arrangement frequently, or you'll have nitrates from it, but at least you won't have a cuke meltdown. I think the tiger tails are the safer ones.
One thing about inverts that have a nervous system and no brain: they tend to follow old paths, probably by taste/smell. You don't want him to follow this one.
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Sk8r Salinity 1.024-6; alkalinity 8.3-9.3 on KH scale; calcium 420; magnesium 1300, temp 78-80, nitrate .2. Ammonia 0. No filters: lps tank. Alk and cal won't rise if mg is low. Current Tank Info: 105g AquaVim wedge, yellow tang, sailfin blenny,royal gramma, ocellaris clown pair, yellow watchman, 100 microceriths, 25 tiny hermits, a 4" conch, 1" nassarius, recovering from 2 year hiatus with daily water change of 10%. |
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