feather duster out

[anamilasti]

ok, my green feather duster is out of his tube. whats up with that? why is he doign that? will he ever get back in?

 

[dmjordan]

No it will not go back into its tube. They sometimes jump if they don't like where you place them or if they are stressed. Sometimes the will make a new tube for themselves but it takes time. The safest thing to do will be to place a breeders box over the duster to keep it safe from inverts and spot feed it until it finishes its new tube. Best of luck!

 

[ams153]

ok mine always grows from the tube not from the feaather the feathers jump ship when they get stressed or threatened and the tube will grow another feather!

 

[dmjordan]

my feather duster tube worm left his tube (w/ pics)

 

[superwade2]

That link was pics on mine... he subsequently got eaten by my cleanup crew.. that pic was late one evening.. the next day there wasn't much left?

I got another a few weeks later and he has been doing GREAT now for a few weeks and is out 95% of the time (at least duing daylight hours when I'm up to see him)...Must have been less stessed, or liked where I placed him better (and I purchased from a "different" vendor).
SW2

 

[dmjordan]

Sorry for your loss. Hope you don't mind me using your thread.
Glad to hear you got a new one and are having success with it so far. I am thinking about adding another one to my tank. I saw a nice purple and white one for $15.00.