Tuxedo urchin

[T828k]

So, i am thinking about getting a tuxedo urchin to help against gha, my biggest fear is my clowns have sort of hosted the sandbed, the one will lay on its side almost motionless at night every night and I'm terrified the urchin may make a meal out of him thinking he's dead. What is my best route here?

 

[Tahoe61]

You have nothing to fear. That would be HIGHLY unusual. Urchins do not have the anatomy to eat fish. They are slow grazers.

 

[formallydehyde]

Agreeing with Tahoe. The only time I could see a tux eating fish is if that fish had died of another cause. They will scavenge if they smell death but they won't bother a living fish at all, even if it's asleep.

 

[JayM]

So, i am thinking about getting a tuxedo urchin to help against gha, my biggest fear is my clowns have sort of hosted the sandbed, the one will lay on its side almost motionless at night every night and I'm terrified the urchin may make a meal out of him thinking he's dead. What is my best route here?

My clowns do the same thing. I’ve got 3 urchins and they have zero interest in anything that isn’t algae. My biggest complaint is them knocking over corals or moving them to different locations. Frags dang near need to be bolted down.

 

[Mark Goode]

It might wear it as a hat though-they wear some strange things.