new alien being

[skyedolphan]

OKso I got totally freaked this morning doing my morning inspection of the zoas in the main tank seen this black thing on my zoas that I have never seen before tooka fewflash pics to see if I could get an ID seing lights were still out ended up removing rock this is what I found

triedto get it off the rock with injury seeing I still was clueless but it didnt work placed it back in the tank in the front so I could watch it this is what I seen

I have 2 each of the following guys in the tank most be an offspring any one know anything about breeding cukes?

 

[skyedolphan]

 

[Richard]

I've heard cukes divide itself then you have two.

Do you still want a piece of purple stylo?

 

[Syris]

Maybe its a hitchhiker? looks a lot smaller than the other two to be a split

 

[OceanGuy]

Looks like....

It looks to me like it is a baby sea cucumber. Here's a site that give more info.

http://www.waikikiaquarium.com/MLP/root/html/MarineLife/Invertebrates/Echinoderms/SeaCucumbers.html


Did you have a sea cucumber in the tank to begin with?

 

[richardong]

It does look like sea cucumber.

 

[MAReefer1]

ya, that does look like a cucumber

 

[skyedolphan]

it is def a baby cuke itmoved onto the sand around lunch time I am curious if he isthe only baby or if I will find others
time and searching will tell

 

[ReeferDude]

cuke