Pincushion Urchin Reef2reef

Given the timing we ended up naming it corona. Pincushion sea urchin.

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Pincushion urchin reef2reef. Pincushion urchins are a very wise addition to ones aquarium clean-up crew. He will go up to the urchin and rip his small tentacles and lots of spines off. Has anyone seen this.

About a month ago I purchased a pincushion urchin to help eat some green hair algae. I have tried putting some Nori under it to try and get it. They will camouflage themselves with anything that isnt nailed down and even some things that are.

None of my fish corals or other inverts were affected by the change however I noticed today that my pincushion urchin was losing a bunch of its purple spins on the top of its body. We decided to anoint it corona with antibodies. Ad Free Shipping Available.

They very rapidly eliminate the toughest forms of algae. Anyone know whats going on. I woke up this morning and went to look at my tank first thing as always and I see my urchin on the front glass looking like the photo below.

5 minutes later I see my potters picking away at the urchin. Pincushion Urchin Species Information The Lytechinus variegatus urchin comes from the Western Atlantic Ocean and prefers seagrass meadows and other soft-bottom habitats. A bit of humor in these troubled times.

I stop this whenever I see it but my urchin has already lost a lot of spines and tentacles. But well start with the big one. There a numerous reasons for this.

Hello all I have been trying to research these guys. A comedian weight lifter and camouflage artist all in one prickly package Cons of having a pincushion sea urchin in your tank. They can get pretty big.

The website states they can get up to 8 which will be too big for my reefer 350 81g DT but I have seen them in DTs way smaller than the one I. Its still moving around and the purple spines on the bottom are mostly intact. So I thought Pincushion urchins were reef safe.

In an aquarium environment they can grow as large as 8. Totally reef-safe and fond of consuming unsightly hair algae it has long been a favorite sea urchin among marine. New posts Trending Search forums Unanswered threads Todays Posts.

It hasnt moved in a day. Am I at the point of needing to remove it in order to avoid it causing a nitrate. They additionally scavenge on organic waste such as fish feces and uneaten fish food.

I had a pincushion urchin for about 2 months. Turns out that corona really likes decorating itself with empty shells. My urchin is very dear to me and the crab is killing the urchin.

When I touch it the spines react and it will move a little but that is about it. I have a maroon hermit crab I believe that is what he is and a pincushion urchin in the same tank. Just tried to save a zoa plug and he literally just ate 6 heads.

However if no algae fish food or fish waste is present the pincushion urchin can be fed green algae wafters. I believe it has just died. New posts Trending Search forums Unanswered threads Todays Posts.

Im in the same boat my black long spine was doing great up until two things happened 1 i raised my salinity level because i was adding corals And 2 i added some crabs for algae control and they did too good of a job so my little guy lost all his spines and hes barely holding on A. For those who have pincushion urchins Lytechinus variegatus how big have they gotten in your systems and how long did it take to get there.

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