Name: Purple Urchin - Pseudoboletia sp.
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Purple Urchin - Pseudoboletia sp.

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Description

🔍 Description:

The Purple Urchin is a stunning, high-contrast invertebrate known for its deep violet or plum-colored body and sharp, radiating spines. Aside from being a visual standout, it’s a powerful algae grazer that can help keep nuisance growth under control in a reef tank.

Must Have

✅ Why It's a Great Addition:

Algae Assassin: Excellent at tackling hair algae, film algae, and other stubborn nuisance types.

Hardy and Long-Lived: Adaptable to a range of stable reef environments.

Low Maintenance: Requires no feeding in tanks with adequate natural algae.

Interesting Behavior: Known to carry shells or rocks on its back for camouflage — adds personality to your tank.

Notes for Success

⚠️ Things to Watch:

Spine safety: While not venomous, the long, sharp spines can knock over frags or irritate corals if space is tight.

Coral mobility: May occasionally bulldoze through frag plugs or small rockwork.

Food depletion: If the tank is too clean, supplement with algae wafers or nori.

Best Used For

🧽 Best Used For:

Tanks battling hair or turf algae

Medium to large reef systems with stable rockwork

Aquarists wanting a visually striking, functional grazer