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Old 01-02-2008, 12:58 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Can YOU ID this MONSTER??!!

i found this the other day while looking in my tank with flashlight at night. it is about 6" long and pretty fat. had no batteries for the digi cam so i took this with my cell. sorry bout the quality!
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Old 01-02-2008, 01:08 AM   #2 (permalink)
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Re: Can YOU ID this MONSTER??!!

Perhaps a species of Sea cucumber?
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Old 01-02-2008, 01:09 AM   #3 (permalink)
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Looks like a tiger tail cucumber. Need a better pic to be sure!
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Old 01-02-2008, 01:10 AM   #4 (permalink)
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I'll third the sea cuke
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Old 01-02-2008, 01:24 AM   #5 (permalink)
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4th tiger tail cuc
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Re: Can YOU ID this MONSTER??!!

It's probably safe to say that it's a cucumber! Hooray.
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I agree that it looks like a sea cucumber and they are good for stirring up the sand bed and eating detritus. Just keep your eye on it that it doesn't get caught in a power head or overflow and die.
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