anyone have an Urchin they dont want?

[Bebo77]

i need a good grazer for my tank... i saw a few on here a while ago that people were passing around.. anyone have one?

thanks

Gabriel

 

[WarDaddy]

I have a CPR Urchin

 

[Bebo77]

lol

 

[Konadog]

Gabriel, I posted in your other thread. I have a great deal for you

 

[Bebo77]

thanks Ken...

 

[saltyESQ]

Gabriel, I have one for you. it is a black and white spine urchin. it is yours if you want it

 

[Bebo77]

is it true that urchins will damage acrylic tanks???

 

[spline9]

Yes.

 

[Bebo77]

ouch....

 

[Crusty Old Shellback]

It is? I haven't seen mine do any damage yet. I've got them in two acrylic tanks right now.

Gabriel, after you get what you need, can I have the rest that people are offereing? I need some more.

 

[Konadog]

The only way I can see an urchin damaging your tank is if you had a heavy buildup of coraline that it was trying to munch off of the acrylic, it may scratch it that way. Just cruising around I don't see how it could do it unless it knocks rocks down.

 

[dznuts007]

Will they actually climb up the glass and eat the coralline? If so, I might pick one up. I can't reach the coralline on the back glass...

Oh yeah, and what type of urchins are good to get?

 

[laverda]

I heard the can eat away at glass but not acrylic. I have never sean any damage on my acrylic tank form my blue tuxedo urchin.

 

[Konadog]

I was guessing that it would be a way to scratch the tank, I never had a problem with my glass 100 gallon tank. I also never saw it eat any coraline from the glass either. All they did was crawl on it once in awhile.

 

[laverda]

Mine leaves a clear or white patch on the rocks where it has been.

 

[mr.bear]

awesome haha guess i need one to clean my tank too ahaha

 

[Crusty Old Shellback]

I've got two different kinds. One has pink an dpurplr spines. the othes have orange spines. I've got them in both glass and acrylic tanks and haven't seen any damage to them. I do see them occasionaly on the glass/acrylic. They are great IMO for eating alage. I just need more of them in my 400 G tank.