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Old 03-26-2007, 09:48 PM
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I have a black spiny urchin. Every so often I have to poke at him (with the end of the net) because he is trying to eat my snails. Do I have to feed him more? I feed him dried algea every other day. He is actually quite big (about 4").
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Old 03-27-2007, 07:39 PM
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No experience with urchins except one that I caught at the beach and put in my tank there. It ate all the snails I had collected from the beach, so I put it back in the ocean.
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Old 03-27-2007, 07:46 PM
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i want to get one of those. How is it, other than him try to eat your snails?
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Old 03-28-2007, 05:48 AM
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He's actually quite interesting. He's the longest lasting creature in my tank. I read that his spines will start to fall off if you have bad water quality. But in my case, which I have tons of nitrates and low nitrite levels, he has yet to lose spines. They only time he loses spines is when I fight with him!!!
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I Have Had These Guys Before, Did Not Like What They Did To My Live Rock. The Urchins That I Had Would Get On My Live Rock And Have A Buffet, I Don't Think That I Would Ever Put One Back In My Tank, As A Matter Of Fact I Know That I Wouldn't.
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Old 03-28-2007, 06:31 PM
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