Crazy Urchin

Discussion in 'Inverts' started by zoo 4 life, Apr 26, 2012.

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  1. zoo 4 life

    zoo 4 life Coral Banded Shrimp

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    So yesterday I discovered that my little blue tuxedo urchinhe has stolen a couple of my eagle eye zoo polyps. This is addition to him carrying around a tree coral, and various pieces of LR rubble.
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    I also have a Devil's Hand Leather frag that has gone missing and I have a sinking suspition he is behind the theft! I guess that means he is healthy? That tree coral on his back has doubled in size since he first grabbed it!
     
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  3. BigJim

    BigJim Spaghetti Worm

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    They are definitely funny little creatures. Mine was carrying around a full sized mexican turbo snail last week. The snail was nearly the size of the urchin but he carried it around for a few hours before it got too heavy.
     
  4. Matt Rogers

    Matt Rogers Kingfish

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    Before you get an urchin, glue down you frags. I have a couple that mine tips and plan on pulling the putty out this weekend. They find them.
    Great pic.
     
  5. Todd_Sails

    Todd_Sails Giant Squid

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    My Royal Urchin (looks like your pic), is always carrying things around like this also.

    I think it's a defense mechanism- camoflouge!
     

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