{"id":13793,"date":"2026-02-18T01:21:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T01:21:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/product\/tuxedo-urchin-mespilia-globulus\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T01:21:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T01:21:16","slug":"tuxedo-urchin-mespilia-globulus","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/?product=tuxedo-urchin-mespilia-globulus","title":{"rendered":"Tuxedo Urchin Mespilia Globulus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Tuxedo Urchin Mespilia Globulus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"\">The Tuxedo Urchin (Mespilia globulus) is a beautiful and highly sought-after invertebrate for reef aquariums. Originating from the Indo-Pacific region, this urchin features broad, velvety bands of blue or red between rows of short, fine spines. <\/span><span class=\"\">Tuxedo urchins are voracious herbivores, consuming a variety of algae including hair algae, making them an excellent addition to any reef clean-up crew.<\/span><span class=\"\"> They are generally peaceful and reef-safe, though they may accidentally knock over loose corals as they move around.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">These urchins require a minimum aquarium size of 30 gallons with plenty of live rock for grazing. <\/span><span class=\"\">Maintaining stable water parameters is crucial, as they are intolerant of high nitrates.<\/span><span class=\"\"> The recommended water conditions are 76-78\u00b0F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, and salinity of 1.024-1.026.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"\">Tuxedo urchins are considered a delicate species and require slow acclimation when introduced to a new aquarium. <\/span><span class=\"\">They are best suited for experienced aquarists who can provide the necessary care and stable water conditions for this beautiful and useful addition to the reef.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tuxedo Urchin Mespilia Globulus The Tuxedo Urchin (Mespilia globulus) is a beautiful and highly sought-after invertebrate for reef aquariums. Originating from the Indo-Pacific region, this urchin features broad, velvety bands of blue or red between rows of short, fine spines. Tuxedo urchins are voracious herbivores, consuming a variety of algae including hair algae, making them [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":13792,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[79],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-13793","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-urchins","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"taxable","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"group_of_quantity":0,"min_quantity":0,"max_quantity":"","exclude_order_quantity_value_rules":"no","exclude_category_quantity_rules":"no","combine_variations":"no","exclude_global_add_ons":[],"addons":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product\/13793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/13792"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=13793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_brand&post=13793"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_cat&post=13793"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aquadistribution.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fproduct_tag&post=13793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}