Sea urchin question

[drew300]

I have a long spine sea urchin in my tank that I've had for a couple months. A friend of mine tore down his saltwater tank and gave me some livestock. One of the things he gave me was a blue tuxedo urchin. The question is. Can both urchin stay in the same tank?

[JulioC]

I'm not sure I know tuxedo urchins are great cleanup workers as far as long spine not entirely sure maybe keep poking around I'm quite curious as well..

[drew300]

The only reason I got it was because my friend didn't know what to do with it. It does look nice but I guess only time will tell if it works out or not

[JulioC]

Agree well fingers cross I'm sure it will be a nice addition to your setup best of luck

[drew300]

Thanks 👍

[54seaweed]

what size tank do you have , I had different urchins together with no problems but I have a big tank
I would say any tank 3ft long or larger would be ok anything smaller I would question as they need there space

[drew300]

I have a standard 55 gallon

[54seaweed]

than you shouldn't have a issue

[drew300]

Thank you

[idol1]

I have different types of urchins in my tank they don't fight just compete for food.

[drew300]

Originally Posted by idol1

I have different types of urchins in my tank they don't fight just compete for food.

Thanks for the info👍

[Sniperhank]

The food is really the biggest of the issue that could come up. They eat a ton. Literal algae machines. I have a rose urchin mowing through the remaining algae in the tank.

[drew300]

Thanks for the info