Urchin..

[silly34]

Ok so I am being overrun w/ velonia and am hoping an urchin or two will help thin this mess out. But I am wondering if the urchin(s) would be safe w/ my 3' yellow headed moray and a largish lion fish? All the snails I have in the tank are doing fine if that is any indicator?

Thanks in advance!

B.

 

[Len]

Neither should bother or eat the urchin. I'm not sure how much luck you'll have with Valonia though, but it doesn't hurt to try.

 

[GSchiemer]

One of the long-spined black urchins, such as Diadema setosum, will gladly eat your bubble algae and be safe with your eel and lionfish.

Greg

 

[Anonymous]

I would be wary of sticking a long spine urchin in with a moray. Not for the sake of the urchin, but of the moray. A spine in the eye while the eel is on a hunting foray seems like a possibility I wouldn't want to risk.

Having said that they make great algae grazers.