Sea urchin?

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  1. Crjenkins21

    Crjenkins21 Plankton

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    I'm thinking about getting an urchin for my reef tank. Any advice? I'm not sure what the benefit, if any, of an urchin and I only kno a few to avoid. I just wanna kno more about them.
     
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  2. ivanbosk

    ivanbosk Feather Duster

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    I have two blue tuxedo's in my 30 gal and they keep the corraline algea in check. They also keep any unwanted algae growths down and out.
     
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  3. Crjenkins21

    Crjenkins21 Plankton

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    My tank is only about 40G and I have a clown, scooter blenny, neon goby and pink tipped anemone, and I will be getting a starfish soon, do you think it will work in there? I don't want to add something if it won't do well. Also, what do they eat and how do you feed them?
     
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  4. Newreef15

    Newreef15 Horrid Stonefish

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    I would suggest that you get an urchin that doesn't grab things to cover itself with

    I have a pencil urchin and he is awsome
     
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  5. tank1970

    tank1970 Bubble Tip Anemone

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    i think collector urchins are very cool - I have two tux and a snowball urchin. they are the best algae eaters :)
     
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