Feeding Long spine urchin

[zland1]

My tank doesn't have a lot of algae growing in it (240g) how often should I feed my urchin's? and how much?

 

[zland1]

Anyone?

 

[Nina51]

i rubber band a small sheet of algae (about 1/2"x1/2") on a piece of rubble, tie some fishing line on it and drop it in the tank. my urchin will stay on it till it's completely gone. i do this 2 or 3 times/week.

 

[TY31088]

i rubber band a small sheet of algae (about 1/2"x1/2") on a piece of rubble, tie some fishing line on it and drop it in the tank. my urchin will stay on it till it's completely gone. i do this 2 or 3 times/week.

Does the urchin ever get tangled in the fishing line?

 

[Nina51]

nah, he just eats and then crawls away. i never leave the rock/line in the tank overnight but i've never seen him or any fish or other invert have a problem.

for the past 2 days, silly urchin has been packing one of my small feather duster worms around on his back.

i love this guy, while he's a slow mover and kinda boring, he always manages to make me laugh. at one point, he had some polyps on his back...
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sometimes, there's a conch/urchin rodeo in my tank...
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and sometimes, worlds collide!
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