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That blunt profile makes it a much safer urchin to handle, though it'll still graze coralline algae and the occasional coral polyp if algae runs short, so it's not entirely hands-off in a reef. 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Short, dense spines cover a body that runs from green to white to the deeper purple sold here, and it grazes algae off rock and glass around the clock with no regard for lights-on or lights-off. 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Those spines are short, thick, and deep purple rather than the long needle spines of a pincushion or longspine urchin, which makes it a lower-risk urchin to reach past during tank maintenance. It grazes algae from rock and glass steadily, day or night, and rarely bothers anything else in the tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCare level: Easy · Temperament: Peaceful · Max size: ~2\" body · Min tank: 20 gal · Reef safe: With caution (may knock over frags) · Diet: Herbivore, algae\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YoCamron's Exotics","offers":[{"title":"Large \/ Quarantined","offer_id":50311981629677,"sku":"TURCH8356","price":161.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Large \/ Non-Quarantined","offer_id":50337339670765,"sku":"TURCH8356","price":53.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/1032\/8813\/files\/lg-36794_HairyPincushionUrchinPurple.jpg?v=1786966812"},{"product_id":"black-sea-cucumber-medium-large-sri-lanka","title":"Black Sea Cucumber (Holothuria atra)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHolothuria atra spends its life running the reef tank equivalent of a slow, thorough vacuum pass — ingesting sand a mouthful at a time, stripping out detritus and organic buildup, and leaving cleaner substrate in its wake. It coats itself in a layer of sand grains as it moves, part camouflage and part UV protection, so what looks like a plain black log is usually wearing a light dusting of whatever it just ate. Handle it gently and keep it clear of overflow intakes — like most holothurians it can release sticky Cuvierian tubules, or worse, under serious stress.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCare level: Easy · Temperament: Peaceful · Max size: ~10\" · Min tank: 40 gal, mature · Reef safe: Yes · Diet: Detritivore, sifts sand\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"YoCamron's Exotics","offers":[{"title":"Medium\/Large (Sri Lanka) \/ Quarantined","offer_id":50311981662445,"sku":"TZCUC2105","price":80.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Medium\/Large (Sri Lanka) \/ Non-Quarantined","offer_id":50337339703533,"sku":"TZCUC2105","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0806\/1032\/8813\/files\/lg-1028191-050a.jpg?v=1786966655"},{"product_id":"pink-sea-cucumber-medium-large-1","title":"Pink Sea Cucumber (Holothuria edulis)","description":"\u003cp\u003eHolothuria edulis wears its ID right on its skin — a pink upper surface fading to black underneath, an easy way to tell it apart from the uniformly dark H. atra it often sits next to in the tank. 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