when to add/handling urchins

[rockethippo]

Can an urchin be added after the cycle like the other cleanup crew? Also what safety precautions should I take when handling an urchin? Can urchins be exposed to air? How do I move an urchin from a bucket to the tank?

[BIGgourami]

to be on the safe side for all of these, keep and transport the urchin in a container that's clean enough to where you don't mind putting it in the tank and just release it from there.

[Longinus]

thats how I got mine in, put a container in the tank I was drip acclimating them in, then when he was in it I picked up the container and poured him into my tank(after pouring most of the old water off).

They dont mind getting a little air on them, mine crawls up to the edge of the surface.

I am by no means an expert on these guys, I was given him by a guy taken down his tank, just sharring my personal experience with them.

[Germanman]

best to keep em under water all the time. cup or toper ware works best the spines can be out just not the body. and u can ware gloves like aqua gloves or u can just be careful.