urchin

[bv_reefer]

-any1 ever see an urchin disperse a thick white liquid when stressed?
and does it cause any bad effect on other live stock, cuz when we were
setting up steva44's 110-gallon a couple days ago one of the urchins wou-
ldn't stop releasing this liquid.

[Pescador]

It's actually sperm and it can be triggered by a sudden change like a water change or temperature change. If one starts they all do it. It's great for the filter feeders.

[Chin_Lee]

Those are some really long orgasms by the urchins :redface:. My snails do the same thing letting out all that sperm......

[bv_reefer]

-alright as long as it doesn't reek any havoc on the tank!:lol:

[Doug]

-alright as long as it doesn't reek any havoc on the tank!:lol:

The skimmer your debating on running or not, would definetely help with situations like that.

[bv_reefer]

-well my tanks cycling , the urchins in my cousins tank was doing that,
but he has a coralife super skimmer so ya shud be ok then

[surgeonfish]

I agree, they are releasing sperm. If you have more than one, they all should do it. I tried taking pictures when it happened in my tank without any success.

[marie]

boy i'm jealous Those are some really long orgasms by the urchins :redface:. My snails do the same thing letting out all that sperm......

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/mariesnell/devilnotalk-vi.gif

[NateL]

eeeeeeewwwwwwww
http://www.bellinghamss.com/uploads/240707/7906626.jpeg

[surgeonfish]

I think you need a XXX warning above your photo!

[bv_reefer]

-alright i'll tell him that it's nothing 2 worry about, thanx again.

[bv_reefer]

-by the way surgeonfish , this is off topic, but I noticed that u have 2 tomato clowns and was wondering if they get moody like everyone says when
there older? -also how are there feeding habits?