Buyers Remorse Longspine Urchin

[fishkeepinginasia]

I've about had enough of my long spine. No matter where it is, it's in my way. If I wanna adjust the powerhead, it's curled up next to it like a porcupine. If I put my hand it the tank, it actively moves toward me like it wants to be petted. And then it knocks over frags. However, I do enjoy watching it and think it looks pretty cool. Anyone else ever felt this sort of buyers remorse about a longspine or anything else?

 

[dreamcatcherr9]

“Like it wants to be petted”....hahahaha

No buyers remorse, but my lion does that now.

 

[fishkeepinginasia]

“Like it wants to be petted”....hahahaha

No buyers remorse, but my lion does that now.

Same experience with a fuzzy dwarf. Haha It's always the least cuddly things that want to be cuddled most.

 

[Squidward]

Idk why ppl buy them. I see their spines grow super long and take up tank space. I only bought tuxedo urchins.

 

[fishguy242]

yeah, he is kinda big for that tank,trade him in for a couple tuxedo's

 

[Roachbeef19]

My favorite urchin. Looking to get one now to help battle my startup algae

 

[fishkeepinginasia]

yeah, he is kinda big for that tank,trade him in for a couple tuxedo's

I'm beginning to lean that way.

 

[fishguy242]

lean the wrong way,it's really going to sting

 

[fishkeepinginasia]

Haha it's come close a few times! I almost sent my guy at the LFS a message on Wechat saying, "this urchin is scary, please take it back." I've got a feeling that's what I am going to do.

 

[Viking_Reefing]

Well, they are an awesome part of the clean up crew but they only work in big tanks. I even found my old 180 gallon to be to small for one.
the last straw was when I managed to lodge a spine under one of my nails.

 

[najer]

the last straw was when I managed to lodge a spine under one of my nails.

I did that!
I love them but they grow so fast, I have five or 6 tuxedos now.

 

[najer]

Same experience with a fuzzy dwarf. Haha It's always the least cuddly things that want to be cuddled most.

I used to feed my dwarf fuzzy by hand and it would perch on my finger between mouth fulls, it always came over to see what I was doing when I had my hand in the tank. )

 

[WVNed]

Stabby, Jabby and Pokey are 3 of my favorites

 

[sfin52]

Go with a rock boring short spine urchin. Gives you the same look with out all the problems

 

[Roachbeef19]

Just bought a baby long spine urchin today!!!!!! Can't wait to watch his spines grow!!!!

 

[fishkeepinginasia]

Stabby, Jabby and Pokey
The names got me rolling! haha

 

[fishkeepinginasia]

Just bought a baby long spine urchin today!!!!!! Can't wait to watch his spines grow!!!!

I saw them snorkeling once off the coast of borneo. They're so neat

 

[DivingTheWorld]

I had a dozen hatch out of my live rock decades ago. Probably the most beautiful urchin IMO. But it’s very painful when you get stuck and the spines don’t pop out easily like splinters. Ask me how I know...

 

[Rick.45cal]

I’ve always thought they were really cool animals that I’ve never kept because of their habits. He’s going to be a fun one to remove to take back and trade in.

The urchins we used to keep in the shop could bulldoze the live rock around when they felt like it.

 

[Vette67]

I think people need to realize just how big these animals get. If you aren’t prepared to care for an animal that can get to be the size of a basketball (with spines), you need to reconsider getting one. They grow big and fast. Those cute little long spine urchins at the LFS don’t stay that way long. Mine is banished to my 75, which he has all to himself. Well the long spine shares the tank with about 10 gallons of chaeto and some live rock.