More things an urchin picks up...
 

I thought this was a little interesting....Polyps living on a valonia bubble attached to an urchin :confused:

http://www.canreef.com/photopost/dat..._0031.JPG?8699


What's the strangest thing your urchin has picked up? :smile:

:biggrin: nice hat. Its purdy.

Urchins
 

Any of you guys have some info on urchins. I'm itchin to get one. But my tanks are small so I'd like some input from you guys or some websites where I can get some info.

Very cool pic

Thanks in advance George

Lurch always carried the thermometer around. I can't find the pic unfortunately. :biggrin:

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-11/index.htm

Sorry, try this one. :biggrin:

thats a dead link Doug

Steve

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Thanks for the link. After reading that it seems the tuxedo urchin is the one to get. Has anyone had one in a 30 gal tank. Article mentions they like coralline algae. My concern is does my tank have enough coralline. I could switch him back and forth between the tanks. Or would that be too much stress. The water parameters are basically the same in both tanks. Ummm.
Any comments appreciated.

How big do these tuxedo urchins get.

George

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I don't think tuxedo urchins feed only on corraline. They'll eat other forms of algae as well. My tuxedos don't completely eat corraline, but just kinda scrape at it as they pass on by.

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I moved Lurch from tank to tank all the time. He was bigger than a golf ball but smaller than a tennis ball - what kind of ball would that be??

I had him about three years and then one day just recently, he just stopped packing stuff around and died. I have replaced him with a much smaller Lurch jr.

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Thanks guys for the input on the tuxedo urchin.

George.

Now be patient and save save save$$$$$.

heheh I think I have you tied.. Look what mine decided to pick up the other day just as I saw your post!

Probably the only good place for xenia in the whole tank! :lol:

http://members.shaw.ca/limestone2/urchin01.jpg

no the only good place for xenia is in atank alright.. a septic tank! :mrgreen:

Steve

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Interesting fellows these urchins. The xenia grabber what kind of urchin is this one and how big is this fellow.

George

lol steve!

The urchin grabbed some valonia that had the xenia attached to it.. (same as Mason's). This urchin, although I am not sure the scientific name, was called a "colored urchin" at J&L. It's favourite thing to eat is waffer algea. It's about 2.5" in diameter.

Tripneustes sp. is the type of urchin both me and Adam have.

Steve

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Thanks again guys. I'll be checking out J&L after Christmas. MMMM Christmas.

Dear Santa I've been a good boy.............................. :biggrin:

George

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George, urchins are only about $13. Not too much saving required for one these guys :razz:

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don't go in and ask for a commin urchin as for it by sientific name as what they call a commen urchin changes depending on what they get sent. also it will look exactly like the pics both me and adam have posted.

Steve

Gee what a surprise Deb :exclaim: ,

How ever would one of your lurches aquire a tiny colony of zoo's on it's back :razz: :mrgreen:

Thanks Steve
 

Thanks Steve for the advice. I saw some of them at J&Ls. I've decided on the Tuxedo urchin.

George

LOL! Gotta love those urchins! I'm just waiting for one of my urchins to pick up my jawfish. It looks like one of them tried to the other day :lol:

Mr. Bond, my tuxedo urchin:

http://www3.telus.net/seamonkey68/MrBond.jpg

Better get in on this... it hasn't picked up anything too exciting yet, although that big thing it's got there is a live clam.

http://quinn.rdcpsych.org/fish/tuxed...013%2004/1.jpg

He loves this valve, worn it for several weeks now. :rolleyes: :biggrin: http://www.members.shaw.ca/bhadford1...SC00009_rs.jpg

He's over-dressed for some DIY don't you think?

:confused: :lol:

:rofl:

Walter