Bunky Squid Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 One of my roommates does biology work in the Lawrence Berkeley Labratory, and they are receiving 200+ "white urchins and purple urchins, the purple ones are a bit larger." Does anyone know what species these might be? The cool thing is that his boss said that he could take some for my invert tank. What sort of care would they require? I've heard that they're mainly scavengers and algae eaters. Link to comment
tinyreef Posted July 11, 2002 Share Posted July 11, 2002 that's a pretty general description so i'm not sure what they are. you may want to post a pic/link. the purple ones may be venomous. and the white for that matter. research the species before you grab one! Link to comment
Dave ESPI Posted July 12, 2002 Share Posted July 12, 2002 If they are from the caribbian and are short spined, they are awesome.... Get a few around 1-2 inches.. they eat algae like crazy... Just beware they munch coraline too, but this can help spread it too. Keep CA high and they will thrive.. they are one of my fave items to sell to my reef keepers. ALSO they are quite nimble, BUT they can tumble rocks, so glue any precarious corals down first.:DOH and they will "decorate" themselves at night, so have some reef rubble and shells in the tank for them. Link to comment
Sahin Posted July 13, 2002 Share Posted July 13, 2002 Hey post us some pics if you do get one! Link to comment
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