Reef Discussion

[Susan Bates]

Hi I found this fellow in my tank yesterday, should i leave him or not, thanks guys

 

[Ranibranch]

Looks like a little Collector Urchin. He'll munch on coralline algae, adorn himself with things in the tank, sometimes corals, and occasionally knock things down. :p

Otherwise, harmless. :)

 

[daveH]

Cute little fellas to watch, but as above, it will munch through your coralline. It will look like someone spilt ice cream in your tank haha

 

[Savage Henry]

Yep, I have two of the rock boring urchin type and they do get stuck into the coralline algae. They only come out at night. If you decide to keep it you'll be able to get it back out later by searching for it well after dark and plucking it out.

 

[Susan Bates]

Yep, I have two of the rock boring urchin type and they do get stuck into the coralline algae. They only come out at night. If you decide to keep it you'll be able to get it back out later by searching for it well after dark and plucking it out.

I have a small tank, that just has a large maroon clown and a anemone in it no coral or any thing because the clown just pushes them around the tank, he is a bully, so i have caught the urchin and put him in there