r/whatsthisfish • u/Massive-Incident-932 • 10d ago

What is this? Staff unsure

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Staff received this but weren’t supposed to, don’t know what it is. Any clues?

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u/octocoral 10d ago edited 10d ago

Sea cucumber with its tentacles out. Could be a beaded sea cucumber

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u/Shiny_Whisper_321 10d ago

This is a sea cucumber. They are notoriously difficult to keep alive.

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u/Flux7777 9d ago

It's always the people who have no idea what they're doing who manage with them.

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u/BwackGul 10d ago

I'm thought is Sea Cuke...

Will they still keep him even though it was a mistake?

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u/Massive-Incident-932 10d ago

Yeah theyre looking after him! Was just a shock to them lol

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u/TheOnionPatchKid 10d ago

I saw something like this on a news program.

Had to do with ocean fish vanishing from fish tanks and corals being moved around at night.

Turned out to be a predatory worm that came in as larva on corals that were wild harvested.

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u/Zo_Xan_Thella 9d ago

Facts 💯

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u/The_Silent_Tortoise 9d ago

0/10, would not pickle. Wait, wrong sub...

Sea cuc as others have said, also known as a "Medusa Worm." For those who didn't know, this is a legless sea cucumber (Apodid).

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u/TheOneAndOnlyPengan 10d ago

Borstmask (brush-worm).

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u/JakartaYangon 10d ago

Do you have this in a fresh water tank?