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.