Urchins

[moto110]

I bought a small long spin urchin for my 15 gallon nano tank. I then left on vacation. When I came back all I had was a pile of spines and broken pieces of shell all over the tank. The tank mates are a ocellaris clown, a bicolor pseudochromis, and a crab that a neighbor of mine found in a local tide pool. Can you help me find which fish is most likely to have killed my urchin.

 

[Predator 1]

It sounds like the destructive work of your Crab.

 

[moto110]

I figured it was the crab. Especially since it is a crab out of the local tide pools by my house. (which are full of urchins). My dad swears it is the bicolor but I don't think so. I am goin to have to take that little pain of a crab out and replace the urchin.

 

[BIGgourami]

sounds like the size of the tank.. wasn't enought to eat and died over the vaction..

 

[alcohologist]

i agree with biggourami, the exact thing happened to me once. i hate it when people buy stock for your tank, don't you?

 

[fuzz16]

doubt it was the crab

some urchins just dont transport well, thats my guess. their not that hardy anyways

but if yo didnt have enough algae it could have starved.

 

[mmills007]

urchins lose there spines when there stressed but most just do that lose spines and recover maybe u didnt have enough food for him to eat as he is a scavenger eating diatoms and detrius