Jan 3, 2025 #1 Tuna Melt Active Member View Badges My Tank Thread Joined Feb 22, 2023 Messages 282 Reaction score 214 Location Manhattan Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Doing a little maintenance on my sump and saw this guy! I have three different types of ocean live rock in my sump so I’m assuming he came from one of those but wondering if he’s helpful or harmful!
Doing a little maintenance on my sump and saw this guy! I have three different types of ocean live rock in my sump so I’m assuming he came from one of those but wondering if he’s helpful or harmful!
Jan 3, 2025 #2 Crabs McJones I'm so shi-nay View Badges Excellence Award Reef Tank 365 Article Contributor Moderator Emeritus Hospitality Award Reef Tank 365 Boss Wisco Reefers My Tank Thread Joined Jul 24, 2017 Messages 29,216 Reaction score 145,876 Location Wisconsin Rating - 0% 0 0 0 Looks like a pencil urchin, munches on coralline and certain types of algae
Jan 3, 2025 #3 tbrown Nominated Cronie Intern - Might be failing? View Badges Reef Tank 365 Article Contributor Hospitality Award Rock Pool Reef Keepers My Tank Thread Joined Nov 22, 2019 Messages 63,072 Reaction score 166,281 Location Peoria, AZ Rating - 100% 2 0 0 +1 Pencil Urchin. They're good critters but can become coral eaters. Mine never ate a live coral but it has eaten coral skeletons.
+1 Pencil Urchin. They're good critters but can become coral eaters. Mine never ate a live coral but it has eaten coral skeletons.