Feather Duster

[ryanthig]

I was looking over my live rock today after placing in the new cleaning crew and noticed what appeared to be a feather duster. It was only about 1 cm wide and transparent/white in color? When i moved in to get a closer look it quickly retreated back. Could this be a hitchhiking feather duster? If so will it spread? The tank is only about a month old and just completed the cycle.
Thanks for any input,
Ryan

 

[ryanthig]

No search function. Anyone help?

 

[garycarr]

Sounds like one. That is very common. When I got my LR it had hundreds of them on it.

 

[steelchromis]

I have many dusters on my rock. They are definately a common sight.

 

[dacia]

I remember the first time that I saw feather duster growing on my live rock. I was so pleased. I had never had LR in a tank before, and I was excited to see that I had some neat stuff growing out of it.

 

[saltynewbie]

the dusters will spread like wildfire with time.. they are broadcast spawners so you will see them pop up all over the place. they are a good sign that your reef can support filter feeders well. really neat to have!