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Does it have feathery branches like the sea cucumber
picture, or does it have long stringy parts?

Wayne Sallee



jthread wrote on 11/3/2007 5:28 PM:
"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

"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
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Does it have feathery branches like the sea cucumber picture, or does it
have long stringy parts?

he's under the sand but i think it was long stringy parts. it's cool both
ways as long as neither is harmful

thanks

Wayne Sallee



jthread wrote on 11/3/2007 5:28 PM:
"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
...
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
...
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

Then is sounds like Pszemol ID'd it right. :-)

I need to upgrade my photo software to something
like what you see on TV. :-) hehehehehehe I always
crack up when I see them produce a picture out of
nothing. :-) Like pulling pixels out of a hat. :-)

Wayne Sallee



jthread wrote on 11/3/2007 5:41 PM:
"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
...
Does it have feathery branches like the sea cucumber picture, or does it
have long stringy parts?

he's under the sand but i think it was long stringy parts. it's cool both
ways as long as neither is harmful

thanks
Wayne Sallee



jthread wrote on 11/3/2007 5:28 PM:
"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
...
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
...
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

"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message ...
Then is sounds like Pszemol ID'd it right. :-)

I need to upgrade my photo software to something
like what you see on TV. :-) hehehehehehe I always
crack up when I see them produce a picture out of
nothing. :-) Like pulling pixels out of a hat. :-)

I guessed correctly because of peculiar color of the
animal - I have these in the home tank, identical ones.

Yea, the yellow ones are quite common, but there are
also yellow sea cucumbers.

Wayne Sallee



Pszemol wrote on 11/4/2007 11:33 AM:
"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
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Then is sounds like Pszemol ID'd it right. :-)

I need to upgrade my photo software to something like what you see on
TV. :-) hehehehehehe I always crack up when I see them produce a
picture out of nothing. :-) Like pulling pixels out of a hat. :-)

I guessed correctly because of peculiar color of the
animal - I have these in the home tank, identical ones.

Here's a good picture of a spaghetti worm.
http://www.pirx.com/gallery/worms/sworm01

Wayne Sallee



Wayne Sallee wrote on 11/3/2007 5:38 PM:
Does it have feathery branches like the sea cucumber picture, or does it
have long stringy parts?

Wayne Sallee



jthread wrote on 11/3/2007 5:28 PM:
"Wayne Sallee" wrote in message
...
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
...
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