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05/10/2014, 10:49 PM
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Got a HitchHiker - Should i be concerned
Hi Guys and Gals !!! Long Time Lurker on the forums first time posting !
Ive had a 75 gallon tank running for 2 months now. me and the wife went to the LFS to get some new Corals and a couple pieces of live rock for them. Well tonight im sittin in the chair looking at the tank and this big ugly thing shows up ! im thinking he must of been in the rock. I added a picture of it. I think its a Cucumber, and i was reading that certain species can kill the entire tank if it gets scared or dies. Is this a Good or Bad Hitch Hiker? Let me know Thanks !!! Tank setup - 75 gallon Tank, 2 clown, 2 yellowtail Damsels, 1 Foxface, 1 Diamond Guppy. couple crabs and a couple snails. |
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05/10/2014, 10:54 PM
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Just monitor your water chemistry to my parameters (sig line) and you'll be fine.
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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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05/11/2014, 07:24 AM
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Is it a Cucumber?
If it dies will it kill everything? |
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05/11/2014, 07:44 AM
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Yes it's a cucumber, no it won't kill your tank if it dies. Yes they can release poison but not enough to kill a 75g
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05/11/2014, 07:51 AM
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Yep. Nothing to worry about.
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05/11/2014, 02:04 PM
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That thing looks so cool! I didn't get anything cool on my rocks..I sit at night with a flashlight...and nothing
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05/11/2014, 03:50 PM
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How cool is that? Gotta love most hitchhikers...except gorilla crabs...
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