blk sea urchin

[mutationracer]

i not sure if he was just chilling on my soft coral or eating it. does anyone have a blk urchin in there reef and have you had problem with them. i have put him in my sump till i can get answers. he is real pretty and would love to keep him in my reef. please help.

 

[twilliard]

I had a black long spine that would eat my coral if it found it.

 

[dnjan]

I have had two black long-spine urchins for years. They have not eaten any corals. They will, however, eat algae from around the coral if they can reach it.

 

[mutationracer]

i put him in the sump for now . there are two other small ones in there as well. whem i got my rock from fl. thay were with the rock. do you think he'll be ok in the sump till i can montior the other ones

 

[Holygral]

I also have a Blk Spinny in a mixed reef and he does not bother anything

 

[Sherman]

Can you get a picture of it? I'm wondering if it's a long spine or another.

 

[dnjan]

i put him in the sump for now . do you think he'll be ok in the sump till i can montior the other ones

Is there algae in the sump? If not, put some nori on a feeding clip in the sump for them.

 

[mutationracer]

i will get some pics over the weekend but i dont think he's a long blk from the pics ive seen he dont look like that much shorter spins

 

[Sherman]

And the pins are probably grey/tan, not black, right?

 

[mutationracer]

more like a purple blue .

 

[Boomer]

We'll wait for the pic but more than likely it is a Echinometra sp a rock boring urchin or a Arbacia sp and some of these eat corals

 

[mutationracer]

well not taking any chances. thay now live in my sump will thaty live or dye in there. thay seem to by growing in there

 

[dnjan]

As long as there is some algae or other food for them to graze on, the sump should be fine.

 

[burning2nd]

i want a black long spine... i wanna get a small one

 

[mutationracer]

if you want i live in effort stop by maybe we can do a little swaping. i now have 6 of them all doing great

 

[burning2nd]

WOOT!!!!

i got a tank full of kanya tree frags, some zoo's

Im sure we can set something up...

I get home at 4:30 thur out the week.. saterday and sunday im free... uselly i like to make a trip to todds in northhampton... but maybe ill give you my number and you can call me... do you have any small baby ones?