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04/13/2007, 07:31 PM
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Purple Urchin
Hey Everybody, I am a chemistry teaching assistant. One of the other TA's who is in some biology class did a lab yesterday that involved "purple sea urchins." They had a few too many and were going to throw the rest away. He told me he took one that was doomed for the trash and just called me a few minutes ago to tell me that he has an urchin for me. I don't know anything about urchins and I told him that I would pick it up tomorrow morning. Is there anything I should know before I go and get this guy and put him in my tank? Thanks a bunch.
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04/13/2007, 07:53 PM
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es a link http://www.uoregon.edu/~ashanks/BenHome.html
i believe they are rock borring urchins
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04/13/2007, 09:21 PM
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ive used them for bait for tuatog, but not as pets, sorry
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04/13/2007, 10:20 PM
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I love longspines, black or purple.. They love to eat all kinds of algae, red slime, coraline etc..
They even seem to help coraline grow by spreading it. I have had a number of them and when they got too big I traded them in at the LFS for a new small one and some store credit. Wish I had someone handing me a few.. I would take them and enjoy, they are fun to watch! ( some people say they pick at corals, I have never had a problem! ) |
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04/13/2007, 10:28 PM
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urchins are pretty safe.. i have 3 in my tank.. and if he does cause you any problems they are easy to remove...
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04/13/2007, 11:17 PM
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I main problem are knocking thing over and if they have long spikes then they can damage soft coral. Usually coral is pretty hardy so I say give it a chance but watch very closly. When ever you can save a life I say try.
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04/14/2007, 02:00 AM
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Better prepare for all your guests oogling ?'s.
An urchin can provide plenty of them. 
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