What is this?
Printed From: Utah Reefs
Category: Specialized Discussion
Forum Name: Invertebrates
Forum Description: This is the place to ask questions about invertebrates.
URL: http://www.utahreefs.com/forum/forum_posts.asp?TID=76543
Printed Date: June 28 2026 at 12:37pm
Software Version: Web Wiz Forums 12.03 - http://www.webwizforums.com
Topic: What is this?
Posted By: funkapotomus
Subject: What is this?
Date Posted: June 21 2015 at 10:33am
Sorry, I'm a noob. This came on my live rock and I was surprised to see that it moved to the glass. What is it? 
|
Replies:
Posted By: ReefdUp
Date Posted: June 21 2015 at 2:17pm
|
Looks like a rock-boring urchin. I always enjoyed having them in my tanks. ------------- www.reefdup.com Diving since 2009, reefkeeping since 2007, & fishkeeping since 1987 200g, 75g, & 15g Systems PADI Advanced Open Water |
Posted By: Adam Blundell
Date Posted: June 21 2015 at 2:37pm
|
They are awesome! Adam ------------- Come to a meeting, they�re fun! |
Posted By: AcroNem
Date Posted: June 21 2015 at 3:11pm
|
It's an urchin. I had a small one (3mm or so) come in on live rock over three years ago and still have it at about 3 inches across. Sweet hitchhiker! ------------- 150G mixed reef, growing coral farm. Thirteenth year keeping reefs, always here to talk fish. 801-850-7577. |
Posted By: funkapotomus
Date Posted: June 21 2015 at 4:55pm
| Thanks! I was thinking it was either a rock boring urchin or a purple short spined urchin. I read a few different forums and I'm wondering if those are different names for the same thing. Also, it's in my fuge right now and I want to move it to the display tank. There are no problems with that, right? I don't have any coral yet, just LR and sand. |
Posted By: AcroNem
Date Posted: June 21 2015 at 5:32pm
|
Well, mine sometimes decides a coral would look better on its side and pushes it over for me. Other than that I haven't had problems with it. ------------- 150G mixed reef, growing coral farm. Thirteenth year keeping reefs, always here to talk fish. 801-850-7577. |
Posted By: funkapotomus
Date Posted: June 22 2015 at 12:07am
That's cool that your urchin decorates for you. You just need to teach it to cook and clean and you'll be set.
|
AcroNem wrote: