Hitchhiker

jrvelie · 09/03/2016, 05:27 PM

I got a new coral today and found this with it. It looks like it might be an Urchin but I need some help with identification and is it okau to put in the tank. Thanks

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jrvelie · 09/03/2016, 05:28 PM

I should have added it is about 3/8 - 1/2 in size.

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billdogg · 09/03/2016, 06:08 PM

Nice score! Yes, it looks like an urchin to me. I got one similar in size several years ago the same way. It's now about 4".

AlSimmons · 09/03/2016, 06:46 PM

Rock Boring Urchin?

I think www.reefcleaners.com might sell these if I'm not mistaken.

mullerjd · 09/03/2016, 09:36 PM

Is it a Pin Cushion Urchin?

Ron Reefman · 09/04/2016, 03:43 AM

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Originally Posted by AlSimmons

Rock Boring Urchin?

I think www.reefcleaners.com might sell these if I'm not mistaken.

It doesn't look at all like the rock boring urchins in the Caribbean.

mgreenough · 09/04/2016, 04:01 AM

It is a gold pincushion tuxedo urchin, i had one in my tank for a couple of years.

Nice freebie.

jrvelie · 09/04/2016, 12:49 PM

Thanks for the help guys. I added him to tank last night. Just can't find him today but he will show up again.

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snorvich · 09/04/2016, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by jrvelie

Thanks for the help guys. I added him to tank last night. Just can't find him today but he will show up again.

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Mine seem to disappear for a while, then magically reappear.

johnike · 09/04/2016, 01:01 PM

Nice score!
I have a white one in the lagoon that latches onto and drags all sorts of stuff around with it.

GimpyFin · 09/04/2016, 01:25 PM

That's awesome. I'd take a hitch hiker like that any day.

mgreenough · 09/05/2016, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by snorvich

Mine seem to disappear for a while, then magically reappear.

Mine hides in plain sight, it has that much stuff collected on its back it literally blends into the tank.

chueu · 09/05/2016, 09:54 AM

It will show up with rubble or frags on its back

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09/03/2016, 05:27 PM	#1
jrvelie Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 54	Hitchhiker I got a new coral today and found this with it. It looks like it might be an Urchin but I need some help with identification and is it okau to put in the tank. Thanks Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

09/03/2016, 06:08 PM	#3
billdogg Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Grove City, Ohio Posts: 10,806	Nice score! Yes, it looks like an urchin to me. I got one similar in size several years ago the same way. It's now about 4". __________________ I'll try to be nice if you try to be smarter! I can't help that I grow older, but you can't make me grow up! Current Tank Info: 120 mixed reef with 40b sump, RO 150 skimmer, AI Sol Blue x 2, and a 60g Frag Tank with 100g rubbermaid sump. 2 x Kessil A360w lights, BM curve 5 skimmer

09/03/2016, 06:46 PM	#4
AlSimmons Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: California Posts: 2,482	Rock Boring Urchin? I think www.reefcleaners.com might sell these if I'm not mistaken. Last edited by AlSimmons; 09/03/2016 at 07:08 PM.

09/04/2016, 01:25 PM	#11
GimpyFin Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 2,032	That's awesome. I'd take a hitch hiker like that any day. __________________ Brian Current Tank Info: 110 gallon

09/05/2016, 09:54 AM	#13
chueu Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: Brunei Posts: 276	It will show up with rubble or frags on its back Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk __________________ My Slice of the Ocean in my home Current Tank Info: 180G Reef

09/03/2016, 05:28 PM	#2
jrvelie Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 54	I should have added it is about 3/8 - 1/2 in size. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

09/03/2016, 09:36 PM	#5
mullerjd Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Colchester, CT Posts: 60	Is it a Pin Cushion Urchin?

09/04/2016, 04:01 AM	#7
mgreenough Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 80	It is a gold pincushion tuxedo urchin, i had one in my tank for a couple of years. Nice freebie.

09/04/2016, 12:49 PM	#8
jrvelie Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Posts: 54	Thanks for the help guys. I added him to tank last night. Just can't find him today but he will show up again. Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

09/04/2016, 01:01 PM	#10
johnike Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Bureau County Illinois Posts: 5,406	Nice score! I have a white one in the lagoon that latches onto and drags all sorts of stuff around with it.