I’d please!?…maybe an urchin
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Possibly some kind of heart urchin?
Cool little critter - kinda reminds me of a hamster!
~B.
Cool little critter - kinda reminds me of a hamster!
~B.
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A tribble? Nice to have around it keeps the Romulins away. @ISpeakForTheSeas ?
Yeah, that's a heart urchin - possibly the Irregular Heart Urchin/Tiny Maretia Heart Urchin, Maretia planulata?
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So not a Tribble?
Haha, no - OP will need to find something else to keep the Romulins away
That’s a new one for me. Good to learn something everyday
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Dang sucks for OP, they worked so good in the episode of Star Trek “ The Trouble with Tribbles.”Haha, no - OP will need to find something else to keep the Romulins away
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that's very different. and under the sand?
Most pics show the tops rather than the sides like OP's pic, but you can find some for decent comparison in the links below - and they're sediment-feeders (sand-sifters), so I'd expect them to be plowing through the sand frequently:
WHAT is going ON HERE? A galloping herd of urchin! CRAZY <i>Maretia planulata</i> heart urchin aggregation!
Every once in awhile, I think that I might finally have run out of stuff to share with people and THEN something magic happens. Some fant...
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Maretia planulata irregular sea urchin
Maretia planulata is commonly referred to as irregular sea urchin. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 250 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.
Tiny maretia heart urchin (Maretia planulata)
Fact sheet with photos on flora and fauna of Singapore's intertidal shores
www.wildsingapore.com
BubblesandSqueak
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Makes me want more unique critters rather than pincushion, tuxedo or pencil as typically found. Flowers look great and I can keepMost pics show the tops rather than the sides like OP's pic, but you can find some for decent comparison in the links below - and they're sediment-feeders (sand-sifters), so I'd expect them to be plowing through the sand frequently:
(This link has a bunch of pics if you scroll down to the "Commonly" section.)WHAT is going ON HERE? A galloping herd of urchin! CRAZY <i>Maretia planulata</i> heart urchin aggregation!
Every once in awhile, I think that I might finally have run out of stuff to share with people and THEN something magic happens. Some fant...
Maretia planulata irregular sea urchin
Maretia planulata is commonly referred to as irregular sea urchin. Difficulty in the aquarium: Average. A aquarium size of at least 250 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.www.reeflex.net
(This link mentions the banding on the long spines which you can see on OP's.)
Tiny maretia heart urchin (Maretia planulata)
Fact sheet with photos on flora and fauna of Singapore's intertidal shoreswww.wildsingapore.com
My hand away but the potential fish pay will the price. I want what not many others would have.
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