blue tux urchin

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  1. zzzzzzzzpr

    zzzzzzzzpr Purple Spiny Lobster

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    i have a blue tux urchin and atm at the top of him he is spewing white stuff. never seen him do it b4. what does this mean?
     
    zzzzzzzzpr, Sep 14, 2011
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  2. Myocyte

    Myocyte Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    he's happy?

    (sorry couldn't resist)
     
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  3. Steve34

    Steve34 Feather Star

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    little white pellets that looks like large grains of sand? ...urchin poop.
     
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  4. zzzzzzzzpr

    zzzzzzzzpr Purple Spiny Lobster

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    nah like a cloud.
     
    zzzzzzzzpr, Sep 14, 2011
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  5. starfish2217

    starfish2217 Horrid Stonefish

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    haha underwater.... :p

    could be some kinda of defense mechanism? or like reproduction? I dunno thats weird
     
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  6. Steve34

    Steve34 Feather Star

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    Maybe Myocyte is right.... after all every adolescent goes through a period of self discovery lol...
     
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  7. zzzzzzzzpr

    zzzzzzzzpr Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Lol!
     
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  8. Reef Queen

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    bahaha this made me giggle! but maybe he is actually releasing sperm into the water for reproduction...or do urchins not reproduce that way? Not to savvy on urchin lovemaking bahahahahahha!
     
    Reef Queen, Sep 14, 2011
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