feather duster

[xs0dap0px]

can soneone give me some ideas on what to get to feed a featherduster ............i also just got a sea urchin and a starfish both said they eat meaty foods will freeze dried shrimp work ?.....any recomendations would be very helpfull

 

[shawnd61]

phytoplankton is what they need. very small food that they can filter like marine snow or something comporable.

 

[xs0dap0px]

yeah thats what i have been reading up that they need phytoplankton to eat i was looking for maybe a brand to buy .....i am hitting up the lfs tomorrow so i will ask them what i should get

 

[blemmy_guy]

I use Kent Phyto plex, has done real well with all my filter feeders, but there are several out there, and Kent is a bit pricey. goodluck to ya
todd

 

[hermitkrab]

I also use Kent Phytoplex on my featherduster clusters. Some people say Phytoplex if not all eaten can cause spikes like over feeding. Those people say to get Marine Snow or Invert Smorgasboard. Just depends on who you believe and what they know. As for me I don't know... :jumping:
Good luck! :yes:

 

[tizzo]

All suspension foods (liquid foods) can cause a spike if you are not very careful.
Do not overfeed!! It takes a lot of bio filtration to utilixe and or burn the food you put in. It you do not have that adaquate filtration, it will turn into ammonia.
Kent's is what I use. Used to use DT's, but I see no difference in using the preserved as opposed to live.:thinking:

 

[hermitkrab]

I put the one tsp. serving in and eyedropper and stick my hand down in the tank and squirt the Photoplex right by the dusters. I do this twice a week.

 

[xs0dap0px]

you guys rule thanks for all the help and the replys

 

[hermitkrab]

No problem.
Always remember, "The helped help the needy."