Had to get rid of my urchin...

[tcreeftank]

I came home last night to find my long spined urchin sitting on the frag rack munching away at a piece of blue monti. He was almost completely through that piece when I caught it. I had noticed some of the same marks on a few other corals 2 weeks ago but couldn't figure out what had happened. It was an epic battle to get that guy out of the tank as he moves really fast and was able to wedge himself into every part of the tank. Also, he is about 10" across and I had to be really careful not to get stung. I had read that these guys will munch on coralline sometimes but had no idea they would just sit there and devour corals. Has this happened to anyone else?

 

[3Twinklets]

Wow.... No I did not know that. Mine are old and they do eat corraline but have never touched anything else.

 

[LVE]

I've heard of that happening with the long spines before. I've always just had tuxedos personally, they have always been perfect citizens.

 

[Giancarlo]

Yeah my long spine had taken a few bites off my sunset monti, didnt know what it was at first. Then one day i saw him just maowing down on my setosa. Gave him away to a buddy with a fish only tank.

 

[Dustin1300]

Not been my experience either. My biggest issue was urchins taking frags for a ride that I had just gotten and was acclimating on the sandbed!

 

[Wesley42079]

Good to know.

I was looking to purchase one.

 

[Wesley42079]

Good to know.

I was looking to purchase one.

 

[NanaReefer]

Makes sense that anything that would eat a calcium based algae would then too be prone to eating a calcium based coral, no?

 

[Mike171]

Got rid of mine when he went to town on my GSP and button polyps... Now I wish I woulda kept him and let him munch on the GSP lol