Anybody run cucs in there tank???? I am very hesitent about putting anything in my tank without seriuos thought. I had heard that tigertails do not secrete toxins when death occurs, I do not anticipate death but allways the inevitable, such as our own. Any advice or experience on cucs would be gratefull

JMM

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Hi JMM,
I have 2 cucs in my 50 gallon, been there for going on 2 years now. I had a 3rd one that did have an unfortunate run-in with a powerhead, luckily it was a weak powerhead (a powersweep) and only tore up half of the cuc. The cuc did eventually die in the end, but I didn't have any problems with toxin release. I did remove the cuc when I saw it in the morning. The cuc that got chewed was one of those black, thorny ones (have no idea of scientific or common names, sorry). I have learned that cucs like to go all over the place, on the sand, up the glass, etc. They have the ability to compress their bodies so that they can squeeze between any crevice, including the space between PH and the glass they are suction cupped to, and this is where problems can occur. Since then I have removed all PH and plan to use the new Ocean Currents wave generators. The PH are used in my coral growout tank where there are no cucs. They are great sand moppers but if you decide to keep one and have PH running, you may want to keep them off at night or when you cannot keep watch on your tank. I would do this for a month or so until you get to know the habits of your new cucs (if they crawl all over the glass or stay on the sand all the time). My 2 that I've had forever never crawl up the glass, guess they enjoy that sand over glass!
Good luck on your decision,
Mark

Aframomum,
Welcome to reefland. Thanks for the reply

JMM

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I wont set up a sand bed without a sand sifting cuc. Whether its a tiger tail or the black/dark brown, or the mustard yellow colored cucs.

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Rod Buehler
http://www.rodsreef.com

Hi Aframomum, welcome to Reefland! [img]/ubb/biggrin.gif[/img]

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Hey thanks for the welcome guys! Did you ever come to a decision JMM?
Mark

No. I know I want a CUC but still unsure of what kind ???

JMM

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JMM,

If you see a yellow cuke and are concerned with it getting into pumps - it doesn't crawl up the glass so is not in danger of getting sucked into plumbing.



HTH,


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John Susbilla
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I run 2 tiger tail cuc's in my 75 gallon tank. Never had a problem witht hem HTH!!

Schottman [img]/ubb/smile.gif[/img]

Hi,

I have had the brown turd looking kind in my tank for over 3 years with no problems. From what I understand these are one of the ones that do not release toxins that kill everything. They can excrete a sticky like substance that can kill if it comes in contact with corals, but have never seen it personally. Sorry the pic is blurry, but it was the best I had on hand. It was taken after lights out in a dark tank.



Later
Drew

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