tuxedo urchin

I got some new frags in a couple of months ago, one of which was a pretty nice Ricordea Mushroom. After a week-long light acclimation on my frag rack I went to move the frags to different locations in the tank for another week of acclimation to flow and light to find the best places for each...

So, not sure what on earth is going on with these guys. Are they "natural enemies"? I couldn't tell if the urchin stuck the hermit crab on him as decoration, or if the hermit crab was trying to attack the urchin...? The urchin looked like it was fleeing and the hermit crab was dangling off of...

G'dafternoon, A brief inquiry as to whether you feel blue tuxedo urchins are compatible with chocolate chip stars? The star has a proven record of tracking and capturing/eating snails, as well as a much smaller red fromia (that was a sad day). It is fed meats on a semi-regular basis and can...

I have had a Tuxedo Urchin for about a month+ now and Just this past week it stopped moving as much and this morning it has lost all his spines. They are just in a pile all around him. Is he dead, should I pull it out. Or do they shed the spines. I had a big algae problem, that's why I got...

Apparently my urchins like my zoas as much as i do, and who knew bubble algae could look so fashionable! Here is contestant #1 Sporting a nice cluster of red-skirted, blue center zoanthids and a stunning bit of halimeda... <img...

Just got my order in and acclimated everyone and about 20 minutes after tucking in the Tuxedo Urchins, i noticed one was smoking. Now i know this is usually a twitterpating thing, but usually critters only do such activity when they are happy... this shipment was a day late and though well...

Like when you order one online....about what size might i end up with? Does it vary widely? I understand they get to about 3" or so... but i will need one at least plastic bottle cap size or Todd will make lunch of him (or at least try), and i don't need it to be ginormous. Think one is...

HI Everyone! I have a 150 reef tank and I'm having a bit a a algae problem(started another thread about that). This has made me wonder if I have enough guys and girls in my clean up crew? I have about 5 turbo snails and about 5 hermit crab along with a bullet goby and a sand sifting conch. Is...

Let me start by saying I have enjoyed this website and group for a while now. You folks have a great thing going here. I can not wait for my first meeting. Secondly, let me warn you; I am very new to this hobby. I have always loved watching other peoples tanks, but it wasn't until a year ago...

i recently got a tuxedo urchin for my tank, and i love the lil guy, so much personality for a lil ball of spines. first day he grabed a lil loose rock with some zoas on it and started wearing it for a hat. it was cute.. then the next day he had a hat that was a huge chunk of my pulsing xenia...

Hello, I am new here and couldn't find a spot for introductions. Therefore I am going to use this to introduce myself. Hi gang! :wavey: I currently have a 20g reef setup with a Bak-Pak 2 skimmer. 26 lbs of LR, and 30 lbs of LS. I will get updated pics tonight, quite a bit has been changing...

Alright so I should lay out what we got instead of just harassing people. There's the 75 gallon, about 15g sump. Well, it's not really a sump I guess, just a fuge with a place to put the skimmer. The 75 has about 100 lbs of LR (about...), corner drilled to the under stand fuge. The fuge is...

So I am excited with this Nano Tank, but given the small space inside my options for cleaning the front round corners are limited (8 Gallons isn't much room for rock AND hands). The tiny mag-float doesn't get the job done around the corners and I have cleanup crew, but I am getting the harder...

well last week it was my Rbta and now today it's the tuxedo urchin! Again I tried for pics but my camera just sucks!! I didn't even know these guys spawned (just never thought about it I guess) I googled and found this site with a good pic and mine looks identical about 2/3 down on left side...

Hey all... Have a few questions... Ok, I am not a total NEWB but I have not exaclty been up on understanding what I need to do to maintain proper levels in my reef. Little background...I have a 125 gal reef (started in February), that is mostly softies, a few LPS, and a few lower light SPS...

I am having a tough time with all this green algae, everyday I get home green algae is all over the glass and sand. How can I rid my tank of this? Can I use a uv light?

lo all i have had my buyo tl550 for 3 weeks now all is going fine i have added my live sand live rock let it cycle checked all levels every day and i put my clean up crew in, then i added 2 cleaner shrimp and 2 peppermint shrimp, left it and tested it all again now i have added 2 feather dusters...

Good Morning Everyone!:wavey: I can't believe it is finally FRIDAY!:blob: I couldn't have said it better myself!