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cyrusII
Mon, 11th Feb 2013, 11:05 PM
You know how to tell your tank has been up long enough? You find an half dollar sized urchin hitch hiker. Is this a rock boring urchin?

Flyride95
Mon, 11th Feb 2013, 11:28 PM
this is just a guess but I believe it is a Echinothrix diadema urchin.

Europhyllia
Mon, 11th Feb 2013, 11:48 PM
I think it's this:
http://sealifeinc.net/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=38&products_id=171
I've had one for a few years and really like them. No problems at all

cyrusII
Tue, 12th Feb 2013, 12:09 AM
http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinometra_viridis#section_1

There is actually a link on yours to the rock boring lol. Maybe put it in a tank with just a rock lol. So freaking close I don't know which it is!


http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Echinometra_lu****er