Hitchhiker ID help !

Vdawg1164 · May 10, 2020

Well its been 2 weeks and a couple days found another critter.. Help ID good or Bad stay or go...?? cri

Opalmoon · May 10, 2020

Maybe a pencil urchin?

Hendrix · May 10, 2020

If you mean the greenish pointed fella, it's an urchin.
Good guy
If not what your pointing to add an arrow

Vdawg1164 · May 10, 2020

Hendrix said:
If you mean the greenish pointed fella, it's an urchin.
Good guy
If not what your pointing to add an arrow

Yes the urchin. Its the size of an eraser on a pencil. I didn't know all urchins are good. Thanks

Hendrix · May 10, 2020

I've never had a problem with urchins being malicious. They typically eat alone no there route eating algae. Their route may include a coral. I've had them knock them down and pass over them. Big urchins (long spines) reeked havoc as they move through my tank. I have probably had a dozen or so species over my long invert (45 years) Reef 14 (still feel new with corals). I've never got one as a hitch hiker! Hopefully fine. Let's see what others say...

35ppt · May 10, 2020

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Vdawg1164 · May 11, 2020

Sounds good ! Thanks again for the come back. Pretty cool looking fellow. I like him a lot ..

Vdawg1164 · May 11, 2020

35ppt said:
Not all urchins are good. Pencil urchin is not reef safe IMO. Photo is out of focus but when I saw it I thought probably pencil urchin.

I'll keep an eye out to see if I can get a better shot at some point. He is gone as quick as he appeared.. Back into the rock he crawled..

Hendrix · May 11, 2020

35ppt may be correct
Definitely some experience out there that matches his opinion. I googled pencil urchin reef safe and plenty say no. I stand corrected, banish him to refugium