Urchins in my reef?
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culp
Active Member
Originally Posted by Markw
http:///forum/post/3010922
Im confused about what you mean carry our zoos. Like poke 'em and drop them off their spikes somewhere else? Wouldnt this kill the zoos?
Mark
i too would like to know.
http:///forum/post/3010922
Im confused about what you mean carry our zoos. Like poke 'em and drop them off their spikes somewhere else? Wouldnt this kill the zoos?
Mark
i too would like to know.
ophiura
Active Member
No, they pick them up and carry them around. The big issue is that they are bulldozers, and if your frags or rocks are not secure, this can be a big problem.
Slate pencil urchins are likely to be predatory but others are not as much of a risk.
I generally do not suggest people keep the longspine urchin Diadema which gets very large and can cause serious wounds. The best urchin overall, IMO, is the blue tuxedo urchin.
Also note that water parameters and acclimation are very important.
Slate pencil urchins are likely to be predatory but others are not as much of a risk.
I generally do not suggest people keep the longspine urchin Diadema which gets very large and can cause serious wounds. The best urchin overall, IMO, is the blue tuxedo urchin.
Also note that water parameters and acclimation are very important.
alabama reefer
Member
They have clear tentacles that are used to move them, hold on to things, feel things and whatever else. They can pick up coral frags, snails, hermits or whatever they can carry and will move it to the center of their back. The aggrevation is they will run over pretty much anything but when they drop your coral frag behind some rocks and you can't reach it.
meowzer
Moderator
Originally Posted by drewdog82
http:///forum/post/3011360
yea at first I thought it was kind of neat watching him carry my hermits and zoo frags all across the tank, but then the frags started ending up in hard to reach places or disappearing all together. I eventually just put him in my sump. He sure kept the sump clean
LOL...That's where my pencil urchins are after they ate the Kenya Tree...I wasn't taking any chances
http:///forum/post/3011360
yea at first I thought it was kind of neat watching him carry my hermits and zoo frags all across the tank, but then the frags started ending up in hard to reach places or disappearing all together. I eventually just put him in my sump. He sure kept the sump clean
LOL...That's where my pencil urchins are after they ate the Kenya Tree...I wasn't taking any chances
flower
Well-Known Member
Originally Posted by Markw
http:///forum/post/3011302
I hate to say it, but it sonds interesting and entertaining to watch. Sounds like a pain though. I dont know about these now...
Mark
They also eat algae...ALL algae including the nice purple stuff right down to the bare rock. I absolutely hated mine. They killed my pipe organ coral carrying it all over and then drop them face down in the sand.
I took it back and got a fish instead. They are awful in my opinion. If you are mad at your coral and want to destroy the tank as a reef, that's the only time I would recommend these little sharp devils.
http:///forum/post/3011302
I hate to say it, but it sonds interesting and entertaining to watch. Sounds like a pain though. I dont know about these now...
Mark
I took it back and got a fish instead. They are awful in my opinion. If you are mad at your coral and want to destroy the tank as a reef, that's the only time I would recommend these little sharp devils.