Pwny
Reefing newb
is this a baby feather duster? i got 2-3 of em in my tank and i have 2 big feather dusters in the tank.
baby feather dusters?
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is this a baby feather duster? i got 2-3 of em in my tank and i have 2 big feather dusters in the tank.
Bifferwine
I am a girl
Yep, that's exactly what it is.
Smitty
Reef pro
Yep, they're feathers.
dcantucson
Reef pro
Here's some info from a Web article:
The Cluster Dusters were first described by scientists in 1820. They grow as a mass of individual small tubeworms, sometimes totaling over 100 in a single clump. Their parchment-like tubes will adhere to bits of rock. This helps to anchor the clump, which will usually be found in a shaded area of the reef.
In the reef aquarium, they will require space under an overhanging rock or coral, with a gentle current delivering their planktonic meals. Since they need plankton in their diet, they will do best in a mature reef aquarium. Their combined mass of colorful radioles will filter out the available floating plankton, but can also be withdrawn into the parchment tubes if alarmed, and they are easily alarmed. If they become continually frightened or subjected to poor water quality, they may discard their radioles (fan tentacles). They will be re-grown only under proper conditions. Their mass of tubes are somewhat delicate, so care should be taken while transporting them. They should not be housed with predatory fish or serpent stars.
The diet should be supplemented with liquid plankton solutions and organic foods.
The Cluster Dusters were first described by scientists in 1820. They grow as a mass of individual small tubeworms, sometimes totaling over 100 in a single clump. Their parchment-like tubes will adhere to bits of rock. This helps to anchor the clump, which will usually be found in a shaded area of the reef.
In the reef aquarium, they will require space under an overhanging rock or coral, with a gentle current delivering their planktonic meals. Since they need plankton in their diet, they will do best in a mature reef aquarium. Their combined mass of colorful radioles will filter out the available floating plankton, but can also be withdrawn into the parchment tubes if alarmed, and they are easily alarmed. If they become continually frightened or subjected to poor water quality, they may discard their radioles (fan tentacles). They will be re-grown only under proper conditions. Their mass of tubes are somewhat delicate, so care should be taken while transporting them. They should not be housed with predatory fish or serpent stars.
The diet should be supplemented with liquid plankton solutions and organic foods.
Pwny
Reefing newb
i alredy got a few i feed zooplanktos, do you think these came in on the LR or spawned off my outher 2 dusters? there 2 diffrent types one has a pure white feathers and the outhers is tan/brom. i dont know anything about there reproduction tho
dcantucson
Reef pro
They probably came on the LR as hitch hikers. They are different from the larger Feather Dusters and stay small.
