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08/18/2011, 10:44 AM | #1 |
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Black Urchin + cheato question
Can anyone verify that a black urcin will eat cheato?
I had approx 2 large sandwich baggies full of cheato that I added to my sump, and over time, it has completely disappeared down to roughly a small patch. I did catch the guy hanging on it as it tumbled and floated around the sump. I think the little bugger was eating it!
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08/18/2011, 10:52 AM | #2 |
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When i had an urchin he demolished my chaeto in no time flat!
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08/18/2011, 12:22 PM | #3 |
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That's actually precisely what it eats....it's an herbivore.
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08/18/2011, 02:19 PM | #4 |
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I've seen it with my own eyes, they do indeed eat the chaeto.
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