long spine pooping?

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  1. zzzzzzzzpr

    zzzzzzzzpr Purple Spiny Lobster

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    i have a long spine urchin. i has told that in the center it had an orange eye. is this true? my wife and kids are saying things are coming out of it. they look like white balls or snail eggs. what is going on and whats the truth?
     
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  3. 2in10

    2in10 Super Moderator

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    It is pooping, not sure on the eye though.
     
  4. salsalito25

    salsalito25 Stylophora

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    LOl .... Ok the orange "eye" is realy his anus to put it bluntly. the reason if i remember correctly is the Orange "eye" is to help ward off Other fishes that may eat it in the wild. So things that may fall out of the "eye" is completly normal.

    Hope this helps...

    Best of Luck..
     
  5. zzzzzzzzpr

    zzzzzzzzpr Purple Spiny Lobster

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  6. lillys Grandad

    lillys Grandad Horrid Stonefish

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    EVERYONE who see's my Urch for the first time says "look at his eye!!, Its so Beautiful !" Then I explain...Its his butt. : / LOL : )
     
  7. evolved

    evolved Wrasse Freak

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    Yes, to both questions.


    It's the stinkeye. :D
     
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  9. dpruitt7450

    dpruitt7450 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    Hah!!!