Paula Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 So, I'm considering adding a tiger tail cucumber to my tank to help keep the sand bed a bit cleaner. My understanding is they are better than say a sand sifting starfish as they don't eat all the beneficial pods etc and then starve. The only downside I'm aware of is the possibility that it can nuke the tank albeit the tiger tail is less likely in that regard than some of the other cucumbers. Any thoughts? -Paula Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Dogfish Posted June 23, 2018 Share Posted June 23, 2018 https://www.advancedaquarist.com/2003/1/inverts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paula Posted June 24, 2018 Author Share Posted June 24, 2018 https://www.advancedaquarist.com/2003/1/invertsThx Dogfish. It looks like my substrate may be too coarse. Ah well. Probs my best bet might be to stick with a couple nassarius snails.Cheers,PaulaSent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Good Greef Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 32 minutes ago, Paula said: Thx Dogfish. It looks like my substrate may be too coarse. Ah well. Probs my best bet might be to stick with a couple nassarius snails. Cheers, Paula Sent from my Nexus 6P using Tapatalk If a cleaner looking sandbed is your goal, I wouldn't rely on nassarius to do much. Frankly, mine sometimes don't even come out when I feed. Lazy bums 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reefpuck Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Fighting conch has been cleaning mine up over the last few weeks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sascha D. Posted June 24, 2018 Share Posted June 24, 2018 Tiger tails are nocturnal and normally stay in one spot attached to a rock. Sometimes they travel and can climb the aquarium walls. I had one get sucked into the return pump once and didn't nuke the tank. IMO the edible black or pink and black cuc is the only viable species. The Waikiki Aquarium has one in every tank.Sent from my Moto G (5) Plus using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 I started with one tiger tail in my tank about 5 years ago. I assume it has split because I now have about 8. They are definitely nocturnal and are one of my fav clean up crew members. I've never had an issue with them "nuking the tank". My pink cuc moves all around the tank, the tiger tails are seen only after the lights go out or if I move the rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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