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02/23/2010, 12:11 AM
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Location: The Villages, Florida
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urchin diet
I have black urchins (hijacked on liverock) & not sure if I should keep them. I read that they eat algae but what type.I don't want to loose the corraline algae but looking to get rid of green and brown algae. Jim
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02/23/2010, 12:28 AM
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Craft Beer Geek
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They will feast on purple coralline algae
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02/23/2010, 12:32 AM
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I just added one from another tank, and he is mowing down all the algae. The rock he is on looks like a candy cane: red with white stripes.
Last edited by CWP; 02/23/2010 at 12:32 AM. Reason: Bad grammar |
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02/23/2010, 07:44 AM
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I have two good size urchins in the fuge tank & was going to move them into the dosplay tank to help control the green & brown algae but I don't want to loose any corolline algae, so I'll check with the LFS to find a new home.
Thanks, Jim |
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02/23/2010, 12:36 PM
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they are helpful to keep coraline in check
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