Laura Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Mama found a present today...I was re-arranging my 60g and pull up my chalice from the rock wall and was wondering why it stuck a little bit....Well....this guy was hanging out underneath....its body alone is the size of a half dollar.....and purple!! What to do with this? I have him in my frag tank for now..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+dapettit Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 he's cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mFrame Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 Give him to you favorite member named vwmike? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted September 29, 2009 Share Posted September 29, 2009 your tank isn't ready mike...let reef_pug handle it for now...! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted September 29, 2009 Author Share Posted September 29, 2009 You 2 are hilarious.... I wonder how the heck this guy got in my tank...was he a hitch-hiker that grew THAT big? That's somethin' crazy!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill B Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Alright Laura, I confess. I put that urchin there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 I knew I had to keep my eye on you, Bill.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mcallahan Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 its always the quiet guy that gets away with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 Urchins... they are cute until they start knowing frags over. Also, I believe the spiny type like that can be rock boring. Not saying this is all bad, just some things to think about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 Urchins... they are cute until they start knowing frags over. Also, I believe the spiny type like that can be rock boring. Not saying this is all bad, just some things to think about. I know they can knock things over and I'm keeping an eye on this thing!! What does that really mean, rock boreing? Will he hurt anything? I do find it strange that I NEVER saw him in the 60g...I did find him stuck to the bottom of a piece of liverock.... Thanks James!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Posted September 30, 2009 Author Share Posted September 30, 2009 oh James....I have to wish a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your baby girl..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted September 30, 2009 Share Posted September 30, 2009 I know they can knock things over and I'm keeping an eye on this thing!! What does that really mean, rock boreing? Will he hurt anything? I do find it strange that I NEVER saw him in the 60g...I did find him stuck to the bottom of a piece of liverock.... Well, the smaller ones would actually bore holes into the rock eating stuff living inside. I am not really sure on the larger ones. Urchins are great at eating algae, but some tend to eat the top layer of rock also. oh James....I have to wish a belated HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your baby girl..... Thanks It was a hectic weekend, but she made out like a bandit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derry Posted October 1, 2009 Share Posted October 1, 2009 I had a tank in college that had three of them hitch in. They were literally the size of my pinkie nail when I found them. They ended up between 4 and 6 inches in diameter and could go through coralline algae like there was no tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JEN H Posted October 2, 2009 Share Posted October 2, 2009 The hubby and I have a couple of these types of urchins. They have never bothered our live rock. They eat algea, which is great....even the coraline stuff that gets on the glass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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