urchin

[jettster]

I got in from work thursday about 1 am took a quick look at the tank and saw something didn't look right upon closer observation I saw I have an urchin in the reef tank. I haven't added rock in at least a year that I can remember and we moved the tank about 5 monthes ago and didn't see it then I can't tell its doing any damage but live aquaria says it's not reef safe I think its a pencil urchin anybody kept one in a reef or should I get it out if I ever see it again

 

[ct_vol]

I hate urchins... More so because they're littly bull dozers than anything else...

 

[cee]

Not to be disagreeable, but I love urchins, much better than snails IMO, but never a pencil urchin as they're probably the worst of the lot. I have several tuxedo and rock boring varieties and other than occasional coralline algae eating they do no harm and actually eat undesirable algae better than anything I've found.

 

[ct_vol]

Everyone has their opinions... Really if I were more on top of things and mounted frags instead of just wedging them somewhere, it wouldn't be a problem...

 

[acrodave]

the blue tuxedo is not to bad.. i have had them in all my tanks..But i do mount all my stuff

 

[jettster]

yea we decided we have been blaming the snails way to much for knocking stuff off I just can't belive we haven't seen it before I'ts golf ball size