How to Maintain Suspension-Feeding Sea Cucumbers

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How to Maintain Suspension-Feeding Sea Cucumbers​

Guest Writer
1 month ago

When most hobbyists imagine sea cucumbers, or holothuroid species as they’ll be referred to later, we envision bottom-dwelling detritivores with little personalities whose slug-like bodies made their way into our tank simply to serve as valuable members of the clean-up-crew.

While the value of detritivore species does indeed make cucumbers valuable members for utilitarian purposes, there are, however, a large number of brightly colored species with lifestyles that vary greatly from those most common in the hobby.

These are the suspension-feeding cucumbers that many hobbyists find to be highly intriguing, as their uniquely charming method of food collection can be an interesting sight to behold. Instead of feeding on detritus or being buried in the sandbed, these species (such as the beloved “Sea Apple”), instead use tentacles for the collection of particles suspended in the water column.

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