Sea urchin

[TimmyVoo]

Hello,
I was wondering all about keeping a sea urchin due to limited advice on their predators and tankmates. Thanks you!

 

[puffballurchin]

Sea urchins are mostly eaten by triggers, eels and puffers/boxfish. As long as you don't have one of these they won't be eaten . They only eat all forms of algae from short to long haired -.^. They won't touch your corals, but if they are not secured to the rocks they will be knocked down. The long-spinned sea urchins are poisons, but should be safe for humans. I would highly recommended getting a sea urchin that has short spins. They EAT a tone of algae a day. So, if you don't have much algae to go around don't get one. If you have an algae problem they are your cure.

 

[Ricksreef]

Sea urchins are mostly eaten by triggers, eels and puffers/boxfish. As long as you don't have one of these they won't be eaten . They only eat all forms of algae from short to long haired -.^. They won't touch your corals, but if they are not secured to the rocks they will be knocked down. The long-spinned sea urchins are poisons, but should be safe for humans. I would highly recommended getting a sea urchin that has short spins. They EAT a tone of algae a day. So, if you don't have much algae to go around don't get one. If you have an algae problem they are your cure.

Just don't get a pencil urchin.Even if you have your corals wedged in they will even move rocks.Speaking from personal experience.

 

[TimmyVoo]

I have a puffer and an eel! Oh no! How would they eat the urchin if they have spines?

 

[ezy33]

They turn it over and go for the soft under belly.

 

[TimmyVoo]

Ah the reason for my interest in them is their love for algae and after a year of keeping my tank I have constant growth of it and I figured why not look into it. Thank you!