Emergency! Sea urchin help.

Markcolin · 04/22/2011, 01:10 PM

I'm going to post this here also to try and get as much help as possible. I just received a pink pin cushion urchin and when I opened the packaging, it's bag was almost empty and what little bit of water was in there was a brownish-yellow color. Almost all of it's spines have fallen off, but to my surprise it is still alive! Is there any hope for this fella? What can I, or should I do? Any comments will help. Thank you!

greech · 04/22/2011, 02:32 PM

Not much you can do at this point. I would test the bag water's specific gravity and try and mix up some water (using your tank water as a start) to get that as close as you can and get the urchin into some water. Match temp as best you can too. After that just keep adding water fslowly (drip, etc.) from your tank to acclimate it. Would be great if your tank water's SG matched that of the little amount of bag water you have.

Good luck. Also, if this was an online purchase I would call them soon!

Markcolin · 04/22/2011, 02:49 PM

Thank you. I will give this a try.

ReeferBill · 04/22/2011, 02:55 PM

I would also call the Company and explain what happened. They will probably give you a refund or replace it Good Luck and Happy Reefing!!!

04/22/2011, 01:10 PM	#1
Markcolin Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Traverse City, MI Posts: 37	Emergency! Sea urchin help. I'm going to post this here also to try and get as much help as possible. I just received a pink pin cushion urchin and when I opened the packaging, it's bag was almost empty and what little bit of water was in there was a brownish-yellow color. Almost all of it's spines have fallen off, but to my surprise it is still alive! Is there any hope for this fella? What can I, or should I do? Any comments will help. Thank you! __________________ 70 gal, RENA XP 3, IO skimmer, LED lighting, LR ,LS, 3 red leg hermits, 4 zombie snails, 4 margaritas Current Tank Info: 75g mixed reef

04/22/2011, 02:32 PM	#2
greech Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Tallahassee, FL Posts: 3,133	Not much you can do at this point. I would test the bag water's specific gravity and try and mix up some water (using your tank water as a start) to get that as close as you can and get the urchin into some water. Match temp as best you can too. After that just keep adding water fslowly (drip, etc.) from your tank to acclimate it. Would be great if your tank water's SG matched that of the little amount of bag water you have. Good luck. Also, if this was an online purchase I would call them soon! __________________ ~Graham Current Tank Info: Tank: 40 breeder; 20H sump w/SWC 120; Sicce 3.0 return; Vortech MP-10; Sundial T5, DIY Actinic LED (3W Cree). Livestock: Pair of Black & Whites; Midas Blenny; Firefish; Yasha/pistol; Black Leopard Wrasse; LPS and SPS

04/22/2011, 02:49 PM	#3
Markcolin Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Traverse City, MI Posts: 37	Thank you. I will give this a try. __________________ 70 gal, RENA XP 3, IO skimmer, LED lighting, LR ,LS, 3 red leg hermits, 4 zombie snails, 4 margaritas Current Tank Info: 75g mixed reef

04/22/2011, 02:55 PM	#4
ReeferBill Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 1,906	Sea Urchin I would also call the Company and explain what happened. They will probably give you a refund or replace it Good Luck and Happy Reefing!!! __________________ I never realized I had to be a Chemist and a Marine Biologist to maintain a Reef Aquarium!

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