Nov 29/07 - So what happened to that fabled invert order?

digital-audiophile · #1 11-29-2007, 08:11 PM

Sweet!

I hope there are still goodies left on Sunday, I fear that is the soonest I can get in, I'm heading out to Banff tomorrow for the company X-mas party.

ponokareefer · #2 11-29-2007, 10:03 PM

I have had a terrible time finding any information on the heart urchin online. I'm assuming it is this species: Echinocardium cordatum. What exactly do they eat, how big do they get, and are they reef safe?

Nate · #3 11-29-2007, 10:30 PM

they are detrivores that require a deep sandbed...awesome for a big tank with a ssb or a dsb....cover the ground of 10 sand sifting stars...

NAte

ponokareefer · #4 11-29-2007, 10:40 PM

Thanks for the information Nate. As I have a deep sand bed, one of these would be awesome!

Nate · #5 11-29-2007, 10:45 PM

they require a larger tank, or old sand bed... had a buddy that had 6 in a 400 gallon, and barely had detritus... he also had about 6 sand sifting stars too. and the sand was 5 inches...