purpletang123
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I am thinking about getting a tuxedo urchin for algae control in the tank. Any tips or advice? Are they easy to care? Do I need to watch out for anything?
Tuxedo Urchin for Algae Control
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Webmanny
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Pros:
Cons:
- They are beautiful
- They do eat plenty of algae, but not all types (mine would not eat GHA)
- They don't need much of anything specific for care
Cons:
- They are bulldozzers. They knock off anything in their path.
- You have to remove stuff off of them regularly.
- They eat coraline algae. You may not care, but some may.
matthewduren
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Creative had some lettuce nudis, grabbed one for my nano that's overrun with gha right now and it's easily my favorite cleanup crew member. They were $15 and are fully reef safe as far as I know.
purpletang123
Member
Don't lettuce nudis release toxins when they die? I dont want to risk that.
matthewduren
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I don't believe so - they're not a true nudi but rather a sea slug. From what I've read they're not going to nuke a tank but ymmv.
