Tracy, I don't think there's very much to worry about in this case. There're basically 2 types of cukes - the sand sifters and the filter feeders. Sand sifters are like what you bought, and many others (some pretty horrendous looking ones too :)), while filter feeders (like the sea-apple) usually have feeding appendages flared in the water column to cathch particulate matter. These latter ones are the ones to avoid like the plaque.
In fact I'm about to get hold of some Stichopus variegatus myself, for a customer who needs to set up a cuke tank. Roger > >I purchased a Stichopus chloronotus Black Sea Cucumber about a month ago >hoping it would take care of detritous in my tank. The guy at the store >told >me this was a good idea but didn't give me any warnings. Since then I'm >hearing all this stuff about cukes disgorging themselves and releasing >toxins. Mine hasn't done that, even when I've moved him around (which I'll >now be more wary of doing). Anyway, my question is about the poisoning of >the >tank. I read somewhere that although all cukes disgorge themselves, not all >of them release poisonous toxins. Mostly the types like Sea Apples are the >dangerous ones. Is this true? If my black cuke is capable of killing off my >tank I would like to know before I add anything else to it. >Thanks! >Tracy >P.S.--I usually DO research the items before I add them to my tank, but >this >one I obviously didn't do enough. I'll be more careful next time! > > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp ________________________________________ LEAVING THE LIST ================ To stop receiving messages you will need to send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a command to remove you from the list. The list manager controls who belongs to the list. For example: -------------------------------------------------------------- From: John Doe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: <not needed> UNSUBSCRIBE --------------------------------------------------------------
