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01-31-2008, 08:29 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Sweetwater, TN
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What is this thing?
Found this thing a couple days ago. Have no idea what it is or whether or not to get it outta the tank. Please help! Its the black pointed lookin thing in the middle.
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01-31-2008, 08:31 PM
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Duper Mod !
 
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Illinois
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It almost looks like an urchin ? Mine is round though
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01-31-2008, 09:12 PM
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Quo vadis, Domini.
Join Date: Feb 2001
Location: Texas, USA
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Is it wormlike? Kinda reminds me of a nudibranch I saw once (although it wasn't black).
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01-31-2008, 09:12 PM
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spaceman spiff
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: south of Dimples
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Originally Posted by dobejazz
It almost looks like an urchin ? Mine is round though
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Looks like the common rock urichin hitch-hiker... but I would think it would be round. Maybe it's two of them?
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02-01-2008, 06:21 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Sweetwater, TN
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It was kinda in between rocks in the pic. it's more visible now and is kinda dome shaped with the black "spikes"
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02-01-2008, 07:33 PM
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Duper Mod !
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Illinois
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here is a picture of mine it's nocturnal so during the day they are usually hiding
Does that look similar to what you have?
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02-02-2008, 02:36 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Sweetwater, TN
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yeah, but this one is solid black
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02-02-2008, 09:48 AM
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Keeper of the Kracken
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Martin, SC
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Very good algae eater, nice find.
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02-02-2008, 02:53 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Sweetwater, TN
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Originally Posted by aquawolf
Very good algae eater, nice find.
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So i guess this thing is ok to be in the tank? Not harmful
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02-02-2008, 03:19 PM
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Keeper of the Kracken
Join Date: Dec 2007
Location: Martin, SC
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Urchins are usually fine in the tank. It may push things around a little or knock things down when it gets bigger, but they usually just go along eating algae and not bothering anything.
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04-27-2008, 11:48 PM
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Little Fishy
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: PA USA
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40 gal 
