Urchin: Free to good home

[zerreissen]

I've had this guy for about 6 years. He will not be making the migration to the new tank. He's about 2.5" in diameter. Free to the first interested person to respond; must come pick him up.

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[reefreak]

What does this guy take care of? Pest? Algae?

[BBQHILLBILLY]

Urchins are cool. The only thing I worry about them is eating the little starfish.

[ramsey]

I've never had them eat starfish. I would have welcomed it in my old tank since exploded with asterina starfish at one point. I did have two pencil urchins that would eat SPS. SPS in one end and oolite sand out of the other end.

[jcnkt_ellis]

It is a pincushion urchin and mine would strip rock the rock bare and leave it brand new white. Mine never ate coral though.


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[ramsey]

It is a pincushion urchin and mine would strip rock the rock bare and leave it brand new white. Mine never ate coral though.


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Yeah, pin cushions are good but will carry frags around on their back. I never minded. The one in the picture is a short spine urchin and shouldn't carry around frags or eat coral. Urchins are like crabs though, they can't be fully trusted.

[Dean]

The urchin depicted in the op is a short spined urchin not pin cushion. They are awesome herbivores and will keep you tank algae free. I had one for about 4 months and gave it to someone on maast after it cleaned my tank up.

[BBQHILLBILLY]

pm sent

[180reeftank]

Next I f still available sent u a pm

[zerreissen]

Wabbegong was first in line via PM, however, I haven't heard back from him yet.
2nd - djrfeller
3rd - vman181
4th - BBQHILLBILLY
5th - 180reeftank

[zerreissen]

Gone, thanks all!