Sea urchins... stay or go???

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oz reefing
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I am relatively new to marine tanks and whilst snokelling the other day found some sea urchins, which looked like black collector urchins or a related species. I have placed two of these both about 2-3 inches in diameter in my 40 gallon tank but i am worried whether this is too much for my tank. Will they eat all of the bacteria on my live rock? will they kill it? any help would be great... Cheers
 
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They wont eat the bacteria but do consume coralline algae, and LOTS of it. In my opinion, even one is too many for a fourty gallon tank.
 
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Umm... are you allowed to take animals from the ocean?
 
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It's strange. I can't find anything on taking sea urchins from queensland waters. In NSW I've seen people take sea urchins, crack them open and eat them live and raw - right on the beach.

I spose if you decide not to keep your urchins, some Japanese tourist might be interested in buying it from you :p
 
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oz reefing
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Thanks for the help guys might have to sent them back on they're way then. or sell them to a japanese tourist, I sold some A Mack Tuna a month ago for $250 AUD, dont think the sea urchins will fetch quite a high price.
 
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In the future, catching an animal, keeping it in captivity and then releasing it again is probably against the law. This can easily introduce disease into an ecosystem. Catching a fish and earting it is very different, and I know around here a liscence for fish and for urchins is a very different thing.
 
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oz reefing
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Fair enough i see your point but in Australia at least in my state, their are no licenses or permits needed for saltwater fishing unless ofcourse you are going commercial. But as i said i do understand your point about catching keeping then releasing.
 
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