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Scientific name - Echinothrix calamari
Family – Diadematidae
Common name – Hatpin Urchin
Max Size – 9 in (23 cm)
Range: Indo-Pacific
Care Level – Moderate
Temperament – Peaceful
Foods and feeding – Juveniles will eat algae, adults will eat other invertebrates
Aquarium suitability -
Reef compatibility – With Caution
Captive care – As a juvenile the urchin can be very helpful member of your clean up crew, but as it gets larger it will eat other invertebrates and will no longer be reef safe. Because of its large size it needs to be in a larger aquarium with secure rockwork. It is mainly nocturnal. Like all invertebrates it is extremely sensitive to nitrates and copper, and small amount are fatal to it.
Family – Diadematidae
Common name – Hatpin Urchin
Max Size – 9 in (23 cm)
Range: Indo-Pacific
Care Level – Moderate
Temperament – Peaceful
Foods and feeding – Juveniles will eat algae, adults will eat other invertebrates
Aquarium suitability -
Reef compatibility – With Caution
Captive care – As a juvenile the urchin can be very helpful member of your clean up crew, but as it gets larger it will eat other invertebrates and will no longer be reef safe. Because of its large size it needs to be in a larger aquarium with secure rockwork. It is mainly nocturnal. Like all invertebrates it is extremely sensitive to nitrates and copper, and small amount are fatal to it.
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