Tuxedo urchin stealing my toadstool

[Easy Reefing]

My urchin decided to steal my Japanese toadstool ! Lol Can I just pull it off or would that hurt the urchin ?

 

[BighohoReef]

Your LFS didn't warn you about these thieves? Lol That's pretty awesome and scary... if that toadstool lands in any of your corals . Especially any of those beautiful euphyilla... I'd probably cry

 

[AcroNem]

You can gently pull it off, urchins will carry stuff all the time

 

[Easy Reefing]

Your LFS didn't warn you about these thieves? Lol That's pretty awesome and scary... if that toadstool lands in any of your corals . Especially any of that beautiful euphyilla... I'd probably cry

I know ! Lol I’m keeping an eye on it . The urc

Your LFS didn't warn you about these thieves? Lol That's pretty awesome and scary... if that toadstool lands in any of your corals . Especially any of that beautiful euphyilla... I'd probably cry

i knew they would carry small frags but not a big piece like this lol

 

[Easy Reefing]

You can gently pull it off, urchins will carry stuff all the time

I’ll pull it off then , thanks for the help

 

[Miller535]

The easiest way I have found to pull things off of urchins is to grab it, and gently, and slowly twist it like a knob. Not just pulling up on it.

 

[Fishy212]

Hey! didnt you know??.... if it aint glued down its going on his back. They are strong and will pull frags from rocks if not properly secured. I recommend slowly peeling it off and letting the urchin let go gently.

 

[Miller535]

Hey! didnt you know??.... if it aint glued down its going on his back. They are strong and will pull frags from rocks if not properly secured. I recommend slowly peeling it off and letting the urchin let go gently.

They are also giant bulldozers, mine have yet to pick up a frag, but they sure have knocked them over a lot.

 

[Mechagodzilla]

My tuxedo urchin does the same thing. It’s picked up rocks, zoas, and shrimp molting. I’ve seen it riding around on the turbo snail too. He’s a character, and gets around well.

 

[Easy Reefing]

Update: successfully took it off! Can’t really glue these down because it’s on a frag rack and I’m currently setting up an 80 gallon so have to keep an eye on him

 

[Easy Reefing]

My tuxedo urchin does the same thing. It’s picked up rocks, zoas, and shrimp molting. I’ve seen it riding around on the turbo snail too. He’s a character, and gets around well.

Yea mine goes all around the tank but usually just picks up hair algae, shrimp molts and small rubble lol

 

[Marc2952]

They sure are thieves but man oh man are they good algae eaters.

 

[Yates273]

Love my pincushion urchin but like many have said if it’s not glued down he will steal it. They are great at removing algae that’s why he stays in my tank.

 

[Mechagodzilla]

Look mine is setting it’s eyes on my candy cane.

 

[X-37B]

Put a couple empty snail shell in your tank.
I have 2 that carry empty shells all the time.
It gives them something thats easy to pickup.

 

[Easy Reefing]

Put a couple empty snail shell in your tank.
I have 2 that carry empty shells all the time.
It gives them something thats easy to pickup.

I put 5 little shells for it and it never touched them lol hopefully one day he will get them

 

[X-37B]

I put 5 little shells for it and it never touched them lol hopefully one day he will get them

Yea all my corals are glued down good or well encrusted.
Mine eat coralline algae and red turf algae thats almost gone.
Luckily my coralline grows fast.
Here is my other one with a snail shell and bits of coralline algae lol.

 

[Fishko]

Impressive

 

[Melanie Fish]

Maybe get him a hat!

 

[Mechagodzilla]

I’ve been trying to grow my coralline algae for a while, that pincushions and his turbo snail goons have been eating it all up on the glass. Sometimes they are too effective.