The cyano eater

[babajuju]

I’d like to present my lovely urchin friend who likes to eat cyano and clean my frags
Except he’s not eating the majority of the green algae. I’ve got nassarius and one margarita. What should I get to focus on green algae? 5 gallon that’s about 2 months old.

 

[Sleeping Giant]

Turbo snails are a great addition

 

[babajuju]

Turbo snails are a great addition

I won’t have the urchin in the tank for much longer. I guess I’ll add a turbo and I take the urchin back. I’m just afraid of the turbo moving stuff around and crawling over coral. Idk if that’s something I need to worry about though, only two months into the hobby.

 

[Sleeping Giant]

I won’t have the urchin in the tank for much longer. I guess I’ll add a turbo and I take the urchin back. I’m just afraid of the turbo moving stuff around and crawling over coral. Idk if that’s something I need to worry about though, only two months into the hobby.

why are you losing the urchin? great invert to keep

 

[V A R I A N T]

Banded Trochus and Gold Ring/Money Cowries are good additions

 

[babajuju]

Will it not

why are you losing the urchin? great invert to k

Will the urchin not become too large for the 5 gallon?

 

[Sleeping Giant]

Will it not

Will the urchin not become too large for the 5 gallon?

no, not a tuxedo. it'll stay that big forever

 

[Sleeping Giant]

only about 1.5" diameter and about 1" tall fully grown

 

[Sleeping Giant]

they amazing grazers and glass cleaners. Side note, they will devour your Coraline algae if you have any.

 

[babajuju]

they amazing grazers and glass cleaners. Side note, they will devour your Coraline algae if you have any.

I noticed it doing that to my acan frag that had coralline. I might have to keep it then haha. I thought coralline is good for ur tank though. I didn’t know they cleaned glass?

 

[Sleeping Giant]

they are indiscriminate to what they crawl onto. Also, they will pick up loose coral and the odd invert. They also love hats.