Tuxedo Urchin Spawning??

[Jharris032]

So I’ve seen this guy do this twice…

The first time he did it when I was dosing hydrogen peroxide and I thought maybe the reaction in the water and the bubbles sparked a spawning. All the sudden tonight after I dosed a few drops of polyp booster and broadcast fed some reef-roids, it did it again.

This time I had my filter and camera close by, what do y’all think?

 

[Timfish]

You're right and it's a male. Spawn from females is yellowish orange like newly laid clown eggs.

 

[Jharris032]

So your saying if I want a bunch of babies go buy a female urchin??

 

[Timfish]

They're enot easy to raise but this video may offer some insight.

 

[EricR]

Interesting.
My lone pincushion urchin puts out a stickier/clumpier substance some times.
Not the normal balls of excrement but something that looks more like seafood puree.

 

[Timfish]

Here's two videos of spawning I've caught on camera. Spawning gametes will float to best optimize fertilization.