[wperrette]

I did exactly the opposite of what I usually do. I went to the LFS and made an impulse purchase without knowing a thing about the critters I was buying. I walked out with a rock of Green Star Polyps and a mystery Cucumber.

Problem 1: I have read about this in other posts but thought I could use some personally tailored information. The GSP opened minutes after I put them in. They opened completely for the next 3 days. Now they have not opened for 2 days going on 3? They are about 8" from the surface. There have 2 VHO bulbs above (one 10,000k day bulb & one 12,000k 50/50). They have moderate current. The LFS likley had more powerful lighting than me.

Problem 2: I have no idea what type of cucumber I bought. The LFS told me it is a scavenger/sand stirrer. Since I brought it home it is primarily nocturnal, and has remained at the surface water line. It has hundreds of legs like a star fish, it has branches that look like soft corals on its mouth that it uses to grab food. The body is about 5" long and is dark brown/black with brown/white thorn like spikes. I have feed it a few pieces of freeze-dried plankton and it consumes it rapidly. Any info would be great.

Thanks

[BTL]

check the star polyps and make sure that there is no red alge or anything growin on them, if a mat of that stuff forms on them they wont open up, but mine also sometimes go a few days with out opening up, but they usually come back.

As for number two, it sounds more like a sea apple than a sea cukumber. I didnt think cukes had the feeding branches that they shoved into their mouths.

[wperrette]

You dont think it has anything to do with the lighting? Do you feed GSP at all?

[wperrette]

You dont think it has anything to do with the lighting? Do you feed GSP at all?