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My tuxedo Urchin just fell off a rock. I had to roll him to get back right side up, but now there's some sort of cloud or stream coming from him. Is he okay????
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My tuxedo Urchin just fell off a rock. I had to roll him to get back right side up, but now there's some sort of cloud or stream coming from him. Is he okay????
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Cloud is due to stress and when it feels threatened. un carbon if not already and should be fine
 
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My tuxedo Urchin just fell off a rock. I had to roll him to get back right side up, but now there's some sort of cloud or stream coming from him. Is he okay????
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Cloud is due to stress and when it feels threatened. un carbon if not already and should be fine
Okay, I thought it might be something like that. Didn't know for sure. Thank you
 

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He, or she is releasing eggs or sperm. As Vette said, they do that when they are stressed. They are very sensitive as to water conditions and if it "fell" off a rock, he isn't doing too well because they can hang on to rocks even in the surf zone on a violent beach.

I once had 24 of them do that at the same time. I used to have an urchin collection business.
 

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