Urchin ID Help Please

lyall12 · #1 03-07-2016, 09:51 PM

Can anyone help id this guy please? Found him in my tank today...

I know it's some kind of urchin. Haven't a clue how he ended up in there.

And of course, is it reef safe??

spit.fire · #2 03-07-2016, 10:15 PM

Rock boring urchin
Reef safe

lyall12 · #3 03-07-2016, 10:19 PM

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Originally Posted by spit.fire

Rock boring urchin
Reef safe

Thanks.

Was definitely a bit of wtf moment lol.

I'm absolutely amazed it's in there. Started with dry rock and have only gotten small frags. Must have been a tiny hitchhiker on one of em.

SeaHorse_Fanatic · #4 03-07-2016, 11:40 PM

Yup, Tyler is correct. I've had a couple of those over the years. Never seemed to harm anything. Hard to remove from its burrow though. Jams itself into the hole with thick spikes sticking out to make manual removal near impossible until it decides to move and let go.

spit.fire · #5 03-08-2016, 01:59 AM

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Originally Posted by SeaHorse_Fanatic

Yup, Tyler is correct. I've had a couple of those over the years. Never seemed to harm anything. Hard to remove from its burrow though. Jams itself into the hole with thick spikes sticking out to make manual removal near impossible until it decides to move and let go.

i actually buy those occasionally, i used to have 6 or 7 in my system (before my tank crash)