hitchhiking cucumber?

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  1. dpruitt7450

    dpruitt7450 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    are these the little feeler things on a sea cucumber?
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    THANKS! david
     
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    horkn Giant Squid

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    I don't think that is from a cucumber.

    Does it move around the tank? Cuc's will move, and they have sizable body compared to their mouth. If you don't see a body, I doubt it is a cucumber.
     
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    dpruitt7450 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    no it drifts in the current and hasnt moved... what do u think it could be?
     
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    dpruitt7450 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    i cant see anything other than the white tentical like things sticking out...
     
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    dpruitt7450 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    their just little white arms? they look just like the things on sea cucumbers thats y i thought they were lol idk what it is... :(
     
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    Its possibly a small brittle star fish. They have very thin arms and sort of wave them or let them wave in the water wating for food.
     
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    I have the same and it has been with me for about 7 months now and has a little greenish colored body with orangish stripes hidden in the rocks....It looks and feeds like a cucumber but possibly just a filter feeding worm also....
    Danny