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07-27-2001, 12:55 AM
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Royal Urchin
anyone have the scientific name for this animal? Its the one they sell at PA . Need to do some research to see if I want one in my tank. Thanks
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07-27-2001, 08:27 AM
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Mespilia globulus is the royal tuxedo urchin. They are perfectly reef safe. Totally algae grazers, although they will eat coraline algae. Personally that doesn't bother me too much. They won't completely remove it.....
-Mike
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07-27-2001, 03:09 PM
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they are somewhat reef safe....im just being nit-picky dont mind me
 they do eat coraline and they are known to do a little rock re-arranging so just beware anyone that wants one. if you've got some nasty algae they'll help but make sure your rock work is sturdy.Jon |
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07-27-2001, 03:34 PM
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It was my understanding , that among Urchins , these guys were the most docile and non-destructive. Is this not the case? Anyone have personal experience with them?Thanks.
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07-27-2001, 03:40 PM
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Governor
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i dont have personal experience with them but i think urchins in general have the tendencies to move stuff in order to find some food. i was going to get a blue urchin when i had an algae problem but it seemed like the general consensus was that you'd be much better off getting snails or something of that nature. i think some animals get a bad rep. without anyone ever having them...or one person gets one and has a bad experience....alot of people said eels are bad news in a reef and that they'd eat your shrimp and such.....my eel hasnt touched my cleaner or peppermint shrimps, knock on wood. i say give it a shot i was just letting you know that urchins have been known to cause a little havoc.
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07-27-2001, 10:07 PM
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(Not on topic, but...)
I dunno how the shrimp with eels got a bad rap. Another common name of Cleaner Shrimp: "Eel cleaner shrimp" because eels live on the bottom they are more likely to get ick cause that is where ick lives (cleaner shrimp love that, eels love that they clean em) and if ick is not present eels in the wild are usually tearing something apart (which cleaner shrimp love again). Sry about that...just had to say it to get it out.... (back on topic...) I have heard that "royal urchins" are the most reef safe, however I wouldn't know...HTH
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07-28-2001, 10:09 AM
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Actually, this thread gives you a lot of good info about urchins that are UNSAFE.
http://www.reefcentral.com/vbulletin...=pencil+urchin I wouldn't hesitate to have a tuxedo urchin in one of my tanks, if I could afford one of the buggers..... -Mike
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07-28-2001, 05:14 PM
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Tuxedo urchins are great. The only bulldozing mine has ever done is to small frags that weren't secured to the rockwork. They do eat some corralline, but I read that this can actually make it spread and that the urchin will carry different types of corralline to different places on the rock. BTW, the sign of health in a tuxedo urchin is that it will coat itself with macro, small shells, etc., so if you are looking to buy one, look for one that has stuff on it!
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