Urchins and algae wafers

[mihkey]

Hello! I have a 125 gallon tank I upgraded to. I have. A bta, zoas, firework polyps, anthelia, and a Kenya tree as well as 4 clownfish, a Koran angelfish, a diamond goby, a serpent star and a brittle star with a few nassarius snails. I would really like to get a sea urchin as I just think they’re the cutest things but I’m worried it won’t have enough food. I have algae wafters and seaweed pellets for the angelfish, will he be happy on those or what can I buy to feed him?
Thank you in advance!
-ashley(Mikey’s gf)

 

[OctaviusBrine]

They also will eat nori. My tuxedo urchin is a straight beast. Literally will clean the rock completely. The only thing they don’t like is long gha. If it short they will eat it though. Definitely the best of a clean up crew. The only downfall is he got a taste for my favia and button scoly. So he now lives in my fowler tank.

 

[I never finish anythi]

They also will eat nori. My tuxedo urchin is a straight beast. Literally will clean the rock completely. The only thing they don’t like is long gha. If it short they will eat it though. Definitely the best of a clean up crew. The only downfall is he got a taste for my favia and button scoly. So he now lives in my fowler tank.

Very strange . Tuxedo urchins are usually considered reef safe . Must have been unlucky with that one .

 

[OctaviusBrine]

Very strange . Tuxedo urchins are usually considered reef safe . Must have been unlucky with that one .

That’s exactly what I thought too till I caught him. Munching away on the scoly. It is by far the biggest urchin I have ever seen now btw.

 

[kevgib67]

When my tank is low on algae I rubber band nori to a rock. I try to keep him full or it will clear my tank of coralline.