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03/23/2014, 11:30 AM
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Recovering Detritophobe
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I've had urchins for years but this is a new one
Just got a barnacle blenny two weeks ago, urchin picked up the shell he lives in and is carrying them both around:
  
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If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles |
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03/23/2014, 11:36 AM
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I guess he wanted to live in a mobile home.
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03/23/2014, 11:54 AM
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03/23/2014, 11:57 AM
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My old tank had a pin cushion. He would do the same, carry stuff for days. Although never a fishes home, only a snail or two lol
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03/23/2014, 12:31 PM
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I kicked my urchin like that to my sump. Hes such a pain. They are just bulldozers. They knock over even glued corals. He needs a new home.
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03/23/2014, 12:40 PM
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That's hilarious!!
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03/23/2014, 12:45 PM
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Moved On
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Very neat!! I have a friend who's urchin has been carrying around a guitar pick for months.
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03/23/2014, 02:27 PM
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Lol, my halloween urchin does this with anything it can find. Recently I had a cluster of zoanthids that got pulled off of the rock and he found them. Wore them for a week before setting them down on the sand bed.
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03/23/2014, 03:01 PM
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Recovering Detritophobe
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Location: Cary, NC
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Yeah, like I said I've had urchins for years so I am used to them carrying around frags, rocks, snails, rubble, etc. I urchin-proof my tank pretty well so it doesn't bother me.
They are still chugging along: 
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If it's worth doing, it's worth doing right. I remember when zoanthids were called things like "green" and "orange" and not "reverse gorilla nipple." Current Tank Info: 180g reef with all the bells and whistles |
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03/23/2014, 03:03 PM
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Moved On
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Road trip!!! Neat though...
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03/23/2014, 05:42 PM
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Thats cute, thank you for sharing
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03/23/2014, 07:14 PM
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Love it! I lost my urchin a few months ago, I need to get a replacement. They are fun to watch.
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03/23/2014, 07:20 PM
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that is too cool! so cute
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03/23/2014, 08:29 PM
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the look on the blennies face is priceless.
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03/23/2014, 08:40 PM
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03/23/2014, 08:43 PM
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Fantastic pics! Thanks for sharing!
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03/23/2014, 09:33 PM
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My tuxedo urchin managed to snag a few pieces of anthelia the other day. It looked like he had a hairdo lol.
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03/23/2014, 10:55 PM
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03/24/2014, 04:27 AM
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biggliest cofveve champ
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that's too funny!!
i have had to rescue a feather duster from my tuxedo urchin a couple of times. i was afraid he would drop him behind the rocks and i'd never see him.
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