{"id":2422,"date":"2026-02-16T23:09:53","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T23:09:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/product\/black-sea-cucumber-holothuria-atra\/"},"modified":"2026-02-16T23:09:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T23:09:54","slug":"black-sea-cucumber-holothuria-atra","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/?product=black-sea-cucumber-holothuria-atra","title":{"rendered":"Black Sea Cucumber Holothuria Atra"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Black Sea Cucumber Holothuria Atra<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\">The Black Sea Cucumber (Holothuria atra) is a species of marine invertebrate found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. It has a long, smooth, black body that can grow up to 45 cm in length. The Black Sea Cucumber is an omnivore, sifting through the substrate to feed on detritus and other organic matter. <\/span><span class=\"\">This sea cucumber is considered a peaceful species, but should be kept with other calm tank mates as it can release toxic substances when stressed or injured.<\/span><span class=\"\"> It requires a minimum tank size of 125 gallons and the water parameters should be maintained at 72-78\u00b0F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, and specific gravity of 1.023-1.025.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">The Black Sea Cucumber is considered an expert-level species to care for, as it is sensitive to high nitrate levels and copper-based medications.<\/span><span class=\"\"> It should not be overstocked, with a general guideline of 3 inches of worm per 20 gallons of water.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">Overall, the Black Sea Cucumber is a unique and interesting addition to a reef aquarium, but requires careful monitoring and an experienced aquarist to thrive.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Sea Cucumber Holothuria Atra The Black Sea Cucumber (Holothuria atra) is a species of marine invertebrate found in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. It has a long, smooth, black body that can grow up to 45 cm in length. The Black Sea Cucumber is an omnivore, sifting through the substrate to feed on detritus and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":2421,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[140],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-2422","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-cucumbers","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"taxable","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"group_of_quantity":0,"min_quantity":0,"max_quantity":"","exclude_order_quantity_value_rules":"no","exclude_category_quantity_rules":"no","combine_variations":"no","exclude_global_add_ons":[],"addons":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/2422","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2421"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2422"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=2422"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=2422"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=2422"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}