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  1. BoB123

    BoB123 Spaghetti Worm

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    If you have a big tank get a tang or reef safe wrasse or pull it of and put it in your fuge.
     
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  3. Marshall O

    Marshall O Giant Squid

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    A wrasse to eat algae??? :confused:
     
  4. Camkha1234

    Camkha1234 Great Blue Whale

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    I have a 29 gallon :-/

    The Urchin hasn't gone towards the Caulerpa yet, but it seems to love GHA :)
     
  5. Greg@LionfishLair

    Greg@LionfishLair 3reef Sponsor

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    Urchins generally like to gnaw on the holdfasts/rhizomes, so if you can yank the stuff down to the rocks a bit, it will likely help induce the urchin to help out.
     
  6. Camkha1234

    Camkha1234 Great Blue Whale

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    I'm not sure I understand. Most of my Caulerpa is on the rocks and a few strands are on the sand bed. Is that what you mean?
     
  7. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    It should, you need to feed him ( or at least I don't feed mine) you could try slipping a small piece of nori ON it if it likes is it will carry it to its mouth beneath him
     
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  9. Swisswiss

    Swisswiss Caribbean Reef Squid

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    Don't need to feed him*
     
  10. Camkha1234

    Camkha1234 Great Blue Whale

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    Thanks for the tip :) I was going to return it after it was done eating the Caulerpa, but I'm kinda starting to like it now :)
     
  11. Camkha1234

    Camkha1234 Great Blue Whale

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    So the urchin hasn't eaten ANY of the Caulerpa :angry: What should I do? It has taken over my Zoa garden and is spreading over all of my rocks.
     
  12. reefer Bob

    reefer Bob Montipora Digitata

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    Urchins are cool if they stay on the glass, but they can rearrange your corals & you not notice til next day. Your best bet is the fox face. His pointy nose can nip that stuff off. You could try to get a juvenile so he fits in a lil better. Be careful cause they have poisonous spines along their back.