featherduster

[slayer]

just a quick question if anybody can answer--is it normal for a feather duster to hide back down in his tube whenever a fish goes near it??I have a clown that keeps trying to host a feather duster but the feather duster keeps hiding when any fish goes near it,there is other feather dusters in the tank and don't exibit the same behavior..

 

[nimo1969]

yes I think so my fd does the same thing if any fish comes near it >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>...

 

[alyssia]

All 7 of my dusters pull their feathers in when anything gets near them.

 

[moby]

I would be worried if they didn't retract when fish go by!
This is natural behavior, reacting to precieved danger by retracting.

Moby

 

[wilsonreef]

Yes, it's called survival! A feather duster that cannot or will not retract into its tube is considered by many, lunch.....It is a defense mechanism

 

[nygel]

so what about the clowns that occasionally pair up with them? does it eventually just give in or something?