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06-29-2005, 11:20 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: phila
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Identification please
This was hard to get this picture. It only comes out when the light are out.It is the size of a adults finger tip and eats algae too the bare rock.I hope the pic is ok it is my first try. Thanks
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06-29-2005, 11:26 PM
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BIG SMELLY MOD
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Livingston Parish, Denham Springs, Louisiana
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I have no idea. I can't see anything in the picture. very small image. If You try again Maybe we can help.
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06-29-2005, 11:28 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: phila
Posts: 26
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better pic
The spikes seem to be soft.
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06-29-2005, 11:39 PM
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Needs a BIGGER tank!!
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Newcastle, Australia
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Definatly some sort of urchin, and yes he will eat coraline algae back to bare rock. |
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06-29-2005, 11:44 PM
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I've got the REEF rash!
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: New Jersey
Posts: 25,834
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I agree with Dan if that's the same thing you took pic of the 1st one(which was to small).
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06-29-2005, 11:54 PM
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Needs a BIGGER tank!!
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Newcastle, Australia
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Just to add something. Be careful as some urchin are very poisonous and can inflict painful stings on people and in extreme cases death if you are allergic to their toxins.
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06-29-2005, 11:57 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: phila
Posts: 26
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Is this a good guy or sould I try to remove. I am tring to build a reef tank. I have a 65g hex with a 7g refriguim ,cal reacter, proten skimmer and 10g sump with no mec. filters. I have only a yellow tang, lawnmower blenny, and a clown fish. Lighting is 110w pc and 175w 20k mh. as for coral just frags sps, candy cans,and one acapora. Live rock is around 40 lbs and the tank is only 7 months old. |
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06-30-2005, 12:05 AM
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Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Montana
Posts: 5,481
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I would take him out, he may be rock boring and may prefer stony corals for food.
Throw him in your fuge.
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06-30-2005, 12:12 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: phila
Posts: 26
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Will do Vince thanks. I have given my self 1 year to put this tank together and so fare TRT has been a lot of help! Hats off to you all. I do not post alot but always reading.
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06-30-2005, 04:48 AM
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Zoanthid Keeper
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Tigard, OR
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it's a white-ring rock boring urchin.. I"d remove it |
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06-30-2005, 06:59 AM
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Admin/ Super mod
Join Date: Aug 2003
Location: New Castle, Delaware
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If you have a sump, toss him and a few picecs of LR in to it. see if you can getr a nice clean close up to.
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Tim
need something to read? just ask me.
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06-30-2005, 09:07 AM
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Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: phila
Posts: 26
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I removed it from the main tank and put in the refug
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06-30-2005, 12:29 PM
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Moderator
Join Date: Nov 2004
Location: Montana
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Nice looking urchin, too bad they eat everything.
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~Vince
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06-30-2005, 12:40 PM
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Captain Obvious here!
Join Date: May 2005
Location: Ft. Knox, Kentucky
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pretty, good move getting him outta there. I had one but was too small to tell for a while. Finally found him after eating 30% of coraline off one rock. Don't, have a fuge yet so I tested if he could fly... they don't.
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My tank build here
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06-30-2005, 01:09 PM
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Plankton
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: phila
Posts: 26
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I had to break the tonga rock he was hiding in.They can really hold on. Jonnosteam good luck on diys look were it got me and i am not finished. |
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BB 60g reef, LPS & Softies,30gsump/fuge
