Urchins

[Rainer Feyer]

I have a long spine, black sea urchin which is totally eradicating my coralin algae - I mean, I am amazed at how much this urchin can consume - my rocks are nicely white now. Any experience any of you?

 

[Krazy]

I had a pin cushion urchin a few months back, it consumed a descent amount as well, I traded it in, not because of the coraline it ate but the frags it kept picking up and putting on its back

 

[upstatedave]

now if you could only get him to eat the coraline in certain places and leave the rest alone

 

[Rainer Feyer]

Thanks you two!

Dave, I have to say, I did try to teach him about the boundaries of glass versus rock and Coral. I tried spraying him with a spray bottle, which worked on my dog, but the urchin didn't seem to care? Go figure

Dave, I didn't forget about you guys on Friday, but, no way to get out of the hospital until latte. Another day, another month?

 

[xian]

Rainer I had a similar experience.

How is Catherine?

 

[Rainer Feyer]

Matt,

thank you for asking - Catherine is actually walking around, a great improvement, though she is still in a lot of pain with swollen belly. She is getting better!

About the Urchin - I took the dude out of the main tank and placed him in my prop tank as he was just mowing over the rock, all Coralline gone!

Now I have to get more Benghai's as the original 3 from SB didn't last. Do you have a phone number for him? Did your's last? If so, wanna sell them?

 

[xian]

If they did, I've never seen them

Phone number 518 794-9993

 

[vmiller]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9296521#post9296521 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Rainer Feyer

Catherine is actually walking around, a great improvement, though she is still in a lot of pain with swollen belly. She is getting better!

Great news Rainer! Glad to hear it!

 

[Rainer Feyer]

Thank you, Vin,

good to see your name,

Rainer

 

[sbertomen]

Rainer - Great to hear Catherine is walking around!

sara

 

[reefD]

urchins in reef coral tanks is a risk in my oppinion and experience.

 

[Rainer Feyer]

David,

why do you say that?

I did remove her because of the alkaline algae destruction, and I know they knock things over. Are you referring to their hunger which could possibly turn to coral if c. algae is gone?