Do rock boring urchins eat coralline?

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  1. Peredhil

    Peredhil Giant Squid

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    Yes, yes they do.


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    Found that this morning on my purple wall. Did that in one night.
     
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  2. homegrowncorals

    homegrowncorals Ribbon Eel

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    hes just trying to spread it around for you :LolLolLol
     
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  3. Seano Hermano

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    lol That's just what you need, Peredhil.
     
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  4. doog

    doog Peppermint Shrimp

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    i was just going to start a post about urchins.
    my local reef shop is selling pencil urchins for algae control, which i thought would be cool.
    then i researched, and found this article by shimek:

    Sea Urchins, A Testy Subject by Ronald L. Shimek, Ph.D. - Reefkeeping.com


    it looks like there's not really ANY urchin that would be good in a tank with coral.
    anyone have an urchin in a diverse reef tank without it causing problems?
     
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  5. johntekin

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    YES! I do, I have a long spine black urchin (not exactly the scientific name!) and I have had no problems other than the need to glue things down. Oh yeah, and I had a comicosi (sp?) yellow tang that swam into the urchin and was dead five minutes later???:-/ I have had the urchin for 7 years and seems to be going strong. I will warn you, it hurts when you get poked!:eek:

    Here he is behind the candy canes eating coraline algae!(see picture)
     

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  6. homegrowncorals

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    Yes i have 4 black rock boring urchin's 2 in each 55 gal. tank and the only thing mine have done is eat and poop coralline haven't touched any thing else in the tank.
     
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  7. Peredhil

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  8. Peredhil

    Peredhil Giant Squid

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    i forgot to post this. It did this the very next night and hasn't been back on the glass since...

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    Peredhil, Jun 30, 2010
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  9. Seano Hermano

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    I want to get an urchin for my tank.
     
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  10. Gexx

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    wow that thing is prob constipated lol
     
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