"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
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And here is a picture of a sea cucumber:
http://scilib.ucsd.edu/sio/nsf/fguid...dermata27.html

it knid of looks like a worm. and it does burrow back in the sand.

are sea cucumbers harmfull?

Wayne Sallee



Pszemol wrote on 11/3/2007 2:36 PM:
"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
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That's not a worm. It's a sea cucumber.

No, it looks like a worm - I have these too in my tanks...

I have identified mine as "spaghetti worm".
They multiply readily and clean the sand from debris.
Very beneficial!

Mine usually sit burowed in the sand, but from time to time
I see one or two in the open traveling -
maybe visiting friends on the opposite side of the tank ;-)

Here is a very nice article about these creatures:
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2002-06/rs/index.php