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TH3C1SC0K1D's Tiger Tail Cucumber Evisceration.

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, 06-18-2011 at 09:59 AM (2648 Views)
Possible Tiger Tail Cucumber Birth
Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 10:25am

So a added a Tiger Tail Cucumber into my 10 gallon aquarium about 5 days ago. I had purchased one for myself and one for my coworker and these were larger then I have ever seen (about 8 inches in length and the other 11 inches in length). I kept the smaller one based on the fact that I had the smaller aquarium. It had been cruising around the top of the aquarium for about 2 days and yesterday I didn't see it. So I looked into a small hiding area and found it and it appeared to be giving birth. What do you think? I know the reproduce asexually when the presence of the opposite sex is not available and found some documentation to the larva that they give birth to sexually. But it was minimum at best.













Photographs: Tiger Tail Cucumber possibly giving birth.


Possible Tiger Tail Cucumber Evisceration
Saturday, June 18, 2011 at 8:09pm

So I came home and nothing was moving and at the advise of Gerbilbox removed the organs from my aquarium. So now my concern shifts toward my Tiger Tail Cucumber who is moving very little and I hope doesn't pass away.

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Updated 06-18-2011 at 07:11 PM by TH3C1SC0K1D

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  1. melev's Avatar
    Wow, I really don't know but I love that you documented it with a bunch of pictures. This is the type of cucumber I keep in my tanks, and I purchased only one way back in 2003 or 2004. Since then, I've had over 11 in my system so I can always move the extras to other tanks, the refugium, etc. I thought they broke themselves in two since I've never seen a tiny one (unless it was starving itself and shrinking away) before. I'll ask around for more input.
  2. gerbilbox's Avatar
    It looks like evisceration. Sea cucumbers are unique that they can expel their stomach, digestive track, and sometimes other organs, but like its starfish relatives, they can regenerate body parts and organs. It's sometimes a defensive maneuver, and I see what looks like "spaghetti strands" (Cuvierian tubules) which are very sticky to entangle their predators and can be toxic. They can also be triggered to eviscerate due to stress, and one of my textbooks states that it may even happen seasonally. I would carefully remove it, with gloves, so it wouldn't fowl your tank.

    Sorry, I don't think it's birth. Sea cucumbers are usually broadcast spawners (send out sperm/egg into the water), but some species can brood their larvae on their body.
  3. TH3C1SC0K1D's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by melev
    Wow, I really don't know but I love that you documented it with a bunch of pictures. This is the type of cucumber I keep in my tanks, and I purchased only one way back in 2003 or 2004. Since then, I've had over 11 in my system so I can always move the extras to other tanks, the refugium, etc. I thought they broke themselves in two since I've never seen a tiny one (unless it was starving itself and shrinking away) before. I'll ask around for more input.
    Thank you Melev. I took even more photographs then what I posted and this was withing the span of two days. I hope someone can positively identify it.
  4. TH3C1SC0K1D's Avatar
    Quote Originally Posted by gerbilbox
    It looks like evisceration. Sea cucumbers are unique that they can expel their stomach, digestive track, and sometimes other organs, but like its starfish relatives, they can regenerate body parts and organs. It's sometimes a defensive maneuver, and I see what looks like "spaghetti strands" (Cuvierian tubules) which are very sticky to entangle their predators and can be toxic. They can also be triggered to eviscerate due to stress, and one of my textbooks states that it may even happen seasonally. I would carefully remove it, with gloves, so it wouldn't fowl your tank.

    Sorry, I don't think it's birth. Sea cucumbers are usually broadcast spawners (send out sperm/egg into the water), but some species can brood their larvae on their body.
    I will take a look when I get home. I think that it has been moving but it very little so I can't discern if it is moving on its own or if it is from the flow of water.
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