Spiny Urchin or Tuxedo Urchin - which is better?

[westwind77]

My LFS has some Spiny Urchins & Tuxedo Urchins (multicolor), I was curious which ones are better suited for the aquarium? Goal is for them to take care of some small pockets of Hair Algae. I plan to swing by at the end of the day so the quicker the responces the better

Thanks!

 

[nycbob]

either one of them is going to take care of ur hair algae problem. tuxedo urchins r reef safe though. for hair algae, sea hares r the only thing that would eat it.

 

[btldreef]

Tuxedo urchins do a great job with most algaes, but hair algae is 50/50.
Sea hares will devour hair algae, but they'll quickly starve to death once its gone.
Have you considered hermits, emerald crabs, snails or an algae blenny?

 

[number1gsxxr]

My tuxedo ate hair algae when I had it (the algae) but my HA wasn't the thick, dark green kind. More like the thin, yellow-green kind of HA.
I love my tuxedo urchin. He (or she) is such a goofball. Always grabbing stuff and carrying it around the tank. It tries to steal my digital thermometer all the time.

 

[westwind77]

The Spiny Urchins they had were huge and they wanted too much for the Tuxedo Urchins, but they did have a lesser 'Green Urchin', does anyone know much about them? I guess they had it for a while, just curious how they stack up against the Tuxedos? Thanks!