Tuxedo urchin Advice

[reefme]

Is it good idea to add a couple of tuxedo urchins into my 280 gallons tank? Right now I have a whole bunch of wrasses and a few tangs. Worry about the MP60s might chew them up.

Thank you for your inputs.

[mike31154]

I've had a lone blue tux urchin in my mixed reef tank for years. 3 VorTech MP40WES, no mishap so far. Occasionally after lights out, I have the odd snail that crawls on to the VorTechs. Just last night I heard a rumbling sound from the tank, shot a flashlight beam at the powerhead & there was a snail part way into the front of the cage. It figured out on it's own that it should retreat before I had to intervene.

[reefme]

MP60 has a wider slots in the grills. I think I will give it a try and find out.

[reefme]

One more question can we pick it up by hand?

[fishytime]

Yup.... Carefully :wink:

[jagermaier]

I have two tuxedo urchins in my tank for over a year running two MP 40's and never an issue. I've picked mine up several times, just don't squeeze them!

[chi]

I got pricked by mine two weeks ago. Makes your hand really damn itchy. Remember to feed them. They eat a lot of algae

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[reefme]

I got pricked by mine two weeks ago. Makes your hand really damn itchy. Remember to feed them. They eat a lot of algae

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What type of algae?

[jagermaier]

They love Coralline Algae but will eat most other types as well.

[reefme]

How about green hair algae?

[jagermaier]

They seem to prefer coralline but if there is no algae to eat I'm sure they will eat the green hair as well, a lawn mower blenny is better if you want to keep hair algae down.