urchins

[marc price]

So would anyone of you guys be comfortable with having an urchin that has sharp spines in the same tank as a S. Gigantea?

Sure would and I do. If fact my S. Gigantea already ate a Tripneustes gratilla urchin.

Last time I went away for week or more I added a few urchins for the anemone to have a food source, Lytechinus variegatus Pin-Cushion urchins were all that was available at the time, the anemone didn't eat them. It also doesn't bother the Mespilla globulus Tuxedo Globe urchins. Next time I'll shop in advance for Tripneustes.

 

[D-Nak]

LOL... talk about reviving an old thread! This must be a record.

I have a 10 gallon tank that serves as a QT tank but also houses random things I don't want in my DT. This includes a long spined urchins and various BTAs. I haven't seen any interactions that cause a concern.

 

[marc price]

LOL... talk about reviving an old thread! This must be a record.

I have a 10 gallon tank that serves as a QT tank but also houses random things I don't want in my DT. This includes a long spined urchins and various BTAs. I haven't seen any interactions that cause a concern.

I know, LOL.

Actually, I've been drooling over two urchins in the LFS, Astropyga radiata (Longspine Urchin) and Astenosoma varium (Fire Urchin Galloping Urchin). Was doing a search WRT how "Reef Safe" with SPS, (I don't keep or care about soft corals), when I came across this old thread and now that I have an S. gigantea for several years I decided to update the thread with my experience to date.

 

[MarinaP]

This thread made me realize my LS urchin is approaching 15 years in captivity. His spines got shorter, but he is still there.

 

[OrionN]

That is long live. Does he get much bigger? Two of mine came with the Florida LR as baby, a few spine less than 2 mm in diameter. Now three years later they about 1.5 inches diameter of the body, not counting the lenght of the spine. No growing for the last year or so. Think they have reach their max size. Picture later

 

[manilaboy1vic]

i dunno about seabae, but i have BTAs and a tuxedo urchin for years.. no problems here (knock on wood).. i was actually thinking about getting another tuxedo.. best cleaner in reefing... that guy will eat junk down to the rock.. you can see his path.. just bright white rock showing.. love those things.

 

[whiteshark]

Going on a few months now with what started as a fully bleached sabae to what is now getting quite healthy looking, all the time with an urchin. No issues to report yet, though I suppose it's early...