Feather dusters

[bceer]

Is a feather duster dead if it looses its tenticals?
The worm part is still in good shape.
Please give feedback.
[ November 06, 2001: Message edited by: bceer ]

 

[thereefman52]

They can loose them to stress and take even a couple months to grow them and come out, what you need to do is feel the worm part, if you can feel it moving in there, it is ok

 

[bceer]

I am unable to tell if the worm is still moving. It is showing on the outside a little but feels very soft and lively.

 

[artskoi]

The same thing happened to me.When I went to throw out the worm I felt the tube contract.It should feel firm and fell like it is contracting.The feather takes awhile to grow back.

 

[twoods71]

Had the same thing happen and now the feathers are bigger then ever.

 

[vkesu]

They also reproduce this way. They squirt out the "baby stuff" and drop there heads so they won't become "cannibals".

 

[gabbys125reef]

My feather duster did the same thing, it hid for about a week and a half then one afternoon I saw it out again. It doesn't come out in full light, only with the actinics.

 

[goofieones]

I have three, and at some point each one had shed it's head. But like 2 weeks later, magically they have new feathers, only about the quater of the size of the old ones, but they grow and become fuller and longer. Don't worry I am sure it is fine.

 

[dburr]

My duster lost his head 2 weeks ago.
It came out today! I thought it was dead, I couldn't feel anything moving in the tube. I'm sure yours is o.k.

 

[vkesu]

I had a yellow tang eat up all my feather dusters I had at one point. My yellow is gone now, but I have a regal tang, a sailfin, a percs, many scarlet hermits, 2 urchins and and couple of emerald crabs. Will any of these mess with a large feather duster? I have several tiny ones through out the rock, but I really miss the large ones. I'm afraid to get them again incase the hermits or fish eat them.

 

[shel]

The only crab that ever messed with the feather dusters was my Decorator Crab. When I first put him he took all the feather crowns off and was wearing them. I guess he wanted to look like a feather duster. Now he is wearing baby anemone's and micro-algae.
Hipe this helps
Shel