Cucumber question

cata34

cata34

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Ok so I got a tiger tail cucumber yesterday and I checked on him just a bit ago and he seems to have some sort of white membrane covering his body. I have no idea what this is. Do they shed skin or something? The guy at the lfs didn't mention a whole lot about it. Should I be worried? Btw I tried to get pics but they aren't turning out well enough to see the detail. I can try again if necessary though.
Edit: Ok heres a pic.
 
cata34

cata34

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Yes and I made a second post with it but it said because I'm new it needs to be moderated or something :mad: ugh
 
scott t

scott t

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I am not sure what it could be been trying to help you out by researching online, but I have found this out. This species secretes or releases toxins when stressed or injured that may kill fish in the aquarium. I hope that others may jump in here to help you out. It is always a good thing to research all live stock that you are putting into your aquarium so you know what to expect. Maybe you should try to get it out of your DT and put into a QT until you find out what is going on with it. Also they get to be about 12-18" long..
 
cata34

cata34

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Okay sorry been out for a while. I havent fed it anything because its supposed to eat detritus. And as far as the toxin goes I thought of that at first too but assumed the toxin wouldn't be visible to the eye... although it could be that. Ah shoot I hope its nothing that serious. Also I am aware of how big they get I'm using him as a temporary cleaner until hes bigger.
 
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