Too Many Urchins!

[jemshores]

Good morning all! On my LR months ago i spotted a pea size urchin-great. Now 6 months later i am over-run w/them. They range in size from golfball to quarter size w/ a few purplish. My LFS's do not want them but my beach is a mile away!

So, would anyone like some? Unfortunately a trip to my house will be the only way-suffered a work injury and am one handed at the present. Please post or pm me if interested. And my apologies if this post is out of line.

 

[kspops]

Where on the nature coast are you? I am just over the Pinelas /Pasco border. I just started my 135 about 4 mounths ago and have just added my 4th fish. The CUC is doing great, but I would like to add some more interesting critters. Thanks.

 

[jemshores]

Hi! Thanks for the reply.. You will need to capture them, i won't be much help There are at least 6, maybe more, and if they don't have any more urchin "relations" I would like just 1! Gimme me a call...Marcy

 

[flower]

Too much information..anyone can read this...not just the people you want. You need to edit your address out as well as your phone number

 

[jemshores]

Originally Posted by jemshores
http:///forum/post/3102116
Hi! Thanks for the reply I am here at home all day . You will need to capture them, i won't be much help There are at least 6, maybe more, and if they don't have any more urchin "relations" I would like just 1! Gimme me a call...Marcy
PM me if interested...

 

[flower]

Originally Posted by jemshores
http:///forum/post/3102325
PM me if interested...

You have to edit and erase the quote as well.

 

[jemshores]

Just an update; one of our fellow SWF reefers came and picked up my urchin colony

. Extremely nice fella, loves these boards too, and talked about fish stuff, what else, and the knowledge gained and shared here!! And we both agree CFR rules!!!

 

[ophiura]

Please do not release these into the ocean. I will beg on that one
Possibly, if your tank was 100% caught from where you are and there was absolutely, positively, no chance that it came in contact with anything Pacific....maybe. But if there is even a slight chance, I would not do it.
where is your rock from?

 

[jackri]

I agree.. nothing captive should be released back into the wild, especially if it's not naturally occuring there.
It becomes an invasive species and can wreck havoc on local creatures.

 

[jemshores]

Originally Posted by ophiura
http:///forum/post/3107467
Please do not release these into the ocean. I will beg on that one
Possibly, if your tank was 100% caught from where you are and there was absolutely, positively, no chance that it came in contact with anything Pacific....maybe. But if there is even a slight chance, I would not do it.
where is your rock from?
My rock was harvested from the Gulf,,,and yes, they have a new home!

 

[ophiura]

Just saying, it is very easy to introduce even something tiny. If the tank is not 100% entirely from Florida, it is not something to introduce, even if the specific SPECIES of urchin is. Just a bit of a possibility to consider, and something I always clarify in case someone else is reading and thinks it is ok to do. If any coral, frags, sand, fish, etc are not from Florida, it is a risk to ever reintroduce.