sea apple?

[i got crabs]

anyone ever had or know anything about sea apples?

 

[saul t. waters]

I hear they excrete toxins... when they die... i think <img src="graemlins//confused.gif" border="0" alt="[confused]" /> You have to make sure your levels are top notch because they are sensitive, and they cost $50 at the LFS. That's about it, oh yeah, they are alot like fan worms (feather dusters) because they stick these big branchy feather type things out and clean they water... they can clean up an aquarium in one day, as for snails it may take awhile... related to they cucumber and are called Medusa worms ( i think) that's it

 

[uel]

I have two at this time. i think they are beautiful. I have had several over the years and not once has one killed the inhabitants of the tank when they died. They appear to be very sensitive to nitrates. They are hard to keep alive for a long period of time. They need to be feed or you need to put micro plankton type food in the tank for them to thrive.

 

[fishead]

I had one once. very beautiful and nice to watch but watch closely, if they die they will take your tank with them. i personaly wont get another.

 

[saltylake]

i found one the other day at my local fish store that was the size of a quarter. It was amazing a gorgeous color... Thought about getting it and it was very well priced and the size was perfect for my 55 gallon. I have changed my mind and decided not to attain the animal, after doing some research on the threads.

 

[the infamous sea cucumber]

I have always wondered this, and I hope somebody can clear it up for me. What is the added danger of getting a sea apple over some other type of sea cucumber. I thought that most sea cucumbers have the ability to expell there internal organs (cuke nuke) and kill everything. So isn't it just as dangerous to have a drab sand eating cuke as it is to have a sea apple????

 

[ruaround]

there are over 1,000 species of cucumbers. It may be possible that cuke nuke cna happen although i havent heard of it. I do know that cukes will show their organs to scare off predators.