Tuxedo urchin causing havoc with my frags

[Dearth]

Originally Posted by Reef Pilot

I had a couple of black long spined urchins that I got rid of. But I like this Tuxedo one. He does such a great job of keeping my rocks clean and polished. Otherwise, yes, he would be gone...

And mine actually has a personality as such it loves my yellowtail damsel because it cleans its stripes and it will stay stationary and flare its sides while the damsel cleans it

[mike31154]

Originally Posted by Dearth

And mine actually has a personality as such it loves my yellowtail damsel because it cleans its stripes and it will stay stationary and flare its sides while the damsel cleans it

Interesting. I have a blue tux and a yellow tail damsel as well. Have never observed the damsel cleaning my urchin.

The first time I ever saw a blue tuxedo urchin at an LFS, I was pretty much determined to get one. With any urchin, you have to realize that they're going to roam around & mess with whatever they come into contact with (save maybe anemones). You either deal with the carnage or dispose of the urchin. I don't have any super valuable sps, so not an issue in my tank. Might even consider getting a second, maybe different colour tux.

[Dearth]

It's weird but it appears to be a relationship that works for both and appears to be relatively rare on RC some reefers have noticed a symbiotic relationship between urchins and fish but it's very rare

[Slyguy00]

A small dab of super glue onto the rack will hold it in place enough so that the urchin can't remove them, but is still easily removable by hand.