Urchins???

timt6379

Member
getting an urchin maby, dont really hear much about them, what would be some usefull info about them
 

reefreak29

Active Member
do u have a reef tank ,what kind of fish do u have,what are your water perameters and what kind are u looking for
 

rbrockm1

Active Member
i am pretty sure that they eat away at some of your coraline algea, not sure if thats species specific or not. thye look cool tho
 

timt6379

Member
Originally Posted by reefreak29
do u have a reef tank ,what kind of fish do u have,what are your water perameters and what kind are u looking for
i have no corals if that is what u mean, and i was wanting to get the Purple Urchin, i have no fish, but i was looking in2 getting a clean up crew,
1 Emerald Crab - Group of 3
1 Fire Shrimp
1 Brittle Starfish
2 Turbo/Astrea Snail - Group of 10
how does that sound and i was thinkin of gettin some of thoes
Nassarius how many of thoes would i need 2 get if any.
i need help on what kinda clean up crew 2 get so if u can hel me
 

reefreak29

Active Member
Originally Posted by timt6379
i have no corals if that is what u mean, and i was wanting to get the Purple Urchin, i have no fish, but i was looking in2 getting a clean up crew,
1 Emerald Crab - Group of 3
1 Fire Shrimp
1 Brittle Starfish
2 Turbo/Astrea Snail - Group of 10
how does that sound and i was thinkin of gettin some of thoes
Nassarius how many of thoes would i need 2 get if any.
i need help on what kinda clean up crew 2 get so if u can hel me
i wouldnt get an urchin if its a newer tank i would wait a few months but they really mostly eat coraline algea in my opinion in the home aqarium
this is what i would do 3 emerald
5 turbos
10 nassarius
20 blue leg hermits
i would wait on the shrimp and brittle for at least 4 to 6 months till your tank is more astablished
 

timt6379

Member
Originally Posted by reefreak29
i wouldnt get an urchin if its a newer tank i would wait a few months but they really mostly eat coraline algea in my opinion in the home aqarium
this is what i would do 3 emerald
5 turbos
10 nassarius
20 blue leg hermits
i would wait on the shrimp and brittle for at least 4 to 6 months till your tank is more astablished

what if i dont want hermits
 

krazy302

Member
I have an urchin in my tank, it's been up for about4 months now and ever since I put the urchin in my coraline algea is spreading all over the tank. Yeah it's true they may eat the coraline but they also spread the spores all around the tank.. I have it in the tank with fish and some mushrooms and zoos and no problems.
 
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