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Pristine water conditions would help...but that guy looks like he wouldn't take to acclimating to a new tank well or even live much longer. Over half of his spines are gone.
Is this a better source? I'm not arguing that the urchin is unhealthy. I simply don't believe that this is a Tuxedo urchin. The lfs guy also said that it was collected on Hawaii which would fit the description of tripneustes gratilla.
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most likely they told you that to make a few more bucks IMO
I bought a pair of cleaner shrimp as a mated pair from a local shop to find they were 2 males pet shops will tell you about anything
Regardless of whether it was collected in Hawaii or not, it's still not a Tuxedo. The lfs had it labeled at "blue black Hawaii urchin" so I don't think they knew what it was.
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