feather duster question

[fishyapol]

so i got a feather duster today.. and i put it in my sand bed and my nassarius snails came out and started to get on them.. i dont know why they would do that but it concerned me. so i took one of the feather dusters and put it inside a hole on the live rock.. is that ok for them to be in there or do they need to be on the sand bed???

 

[reefman22]

It should be fine, mine is resting in between rocks in my tank. They dont move around so it should be alright. Then again, I am dealing with my first, so I'm no expert. JMO hope it helped
REEFMAN

 

[infern0]

The tube probably has some dead cells on it that the snails are feeding on. As far as the placement goes, you can put them wherever you want, wherever they look best to you. If they do not like where you have put them, they (the worm) will pop out and build a new tube in their desired location. Will be most likely underneath the edge of where a rock meets the sand.

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by Reefman22
It should be fine, mine is resting in between rocks in my tank. They dont move around so it should be alright. Then again, I am dealing with my first, so I'm no expert. JMO hope it helped
REEFMAN

They will move if they don't like where they are placed.

 

[fishyapol]

sweet thanks for the replys!!!

 

[fishyapol]

so one of the nassarius snail got to the feather duster on the rock and is pretty attached to it.. so hopefully its ok..

 

[miamireefr]

Just to give you an idea of feather dusters I had one I was trying to pry off a rock it had attached too....Well needless to say I pulled slightly to hard and bam off came it's tubular shell in which they hide in. I was thinking for sure it was a goner and within a weeks time it rebuilt it's shell and is still living happily in my tank... I was all aquarium creatures could take a beating like that and stil live through it.

 

[dejaco]

I personally do best with featherduster worms in the rock work, better water flow since they are filter feeders.

 

[fishyapol]

well i just looked in my tank and i saw the head of the worm or the feather part on the sand bed... so i guess it felt threathen and released it.. i ve been told that they do that.. and they also said sometimes they grow a new one.. anybody ever had that happen??

 

[alyssia]

Originally Posted by fishyapol
well i just looked in my tank and i saw the head of the worm or the feather part on the sand bed... so i guess it felt threathen and released it.. i ve been told that they do that.. and they also said sometimes they grow a new one.. anybody ever had that happen??

Yes. I have 8 dusters and most of them have thrown their crowns at one time or another. It will grow back soon.