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That isn't really as odd as the Pearlfish that just happens to make a home up there!
In fact, it actually makes sense - fresh oxygenated air coming in is no very doubt healthy for the Pearlfish!
You might try using a small plastic dropper to squirt a little capelin roe into the tentacles. The LFS variety isn't cheap, so I use the one pound frozen block from my local Asian food market that goes for $11. Squirting come of this might work too: Goldpods Liquid Plankton Concentrate - Nyos
Many people have had wipe out issues with cucumbers dying and poisoning tanks ("Cuc Nukes"). I think redfishbluefish was the latest victim in the club, losing half his tank. I'd be very hesitant to put a temperate one in a tropical tank as that would be yet another stressor on the animal.
Looks like a filter-feeding cucumber. I think you'll find them a little less hardy than the cucumbers that ingest sandy substrates. I've had two of the black sand cleaners for years now.
CAVEAT The VIRUS is having a very negative effect on our hobby --- there has been a great cutback of international airline flights, and as a result there is a great drop in the number of shipments of marine specimens coming into the country. So, if you see something available that you really...
FWIW, ORA breeds saltwater mollies. I got some silver ones two weeks ago, and was told they were expecting the gold ones in. I think they were $10@. The store is Ely's in Florham Park. (Ely's Tropical Fish) Just noticed on the page that you now need to call them before going there.
I have an old 20 Long that is drilled on one end (for a skimmer with in & out holes). It isn't pretty, but you could seal it up easily with a small piece of glass or acrylic. I used it originally as a sump. I think the last residents in it were dart frogs. You can have it for nothing if...