featherdusters

flamehawk

flamehawk

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Thinkins of ordering some featherdusters from SWF soon. Have not kept them before but I've read on this board that they are rather easy to care for. Appreciate whatever feedback on experiences and basic caring instructions, feeding, conditions, lighting , etc. Thanks in advance.
 
mlm

mlm

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They do not require any special light and the filter things out of the water to eat.
 
fshhub

fshhub

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that is as basic as it gets, this is why they are probably the easiest invert to keep, as mlm said..........(all of it)...........
the only thing they really needis somewhat good water quality, meaning they are a little more lenient than most others, they also seem to like moderate water flow too, but they do have the ability to relocate, if they really hate their placement
HTH
 
stupid_naso

stupid_naso

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Be careful if you have a huge population of pods, esp amphipods in your tank. I know no one has said anything about this, but now I am 90% sure that those amphipods killed both of my feather dusters. They basically eat the tube slowly, and probably the inside too. Those mean killers :mad: . Other than that, they loved kent micro-vert.
 
fshhub

fshhub

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wow, stupid naso, i am not sure either way of what you say, but i have a very healthy pod population(many types) adn our dusters are multiplying, in fact we are giving some to friends, and we never bought any at all they came on the rock and just took off, but i am interested to know for sure either way, just for future reference, if no othere reason
 
stupid_naso

stupid_naso

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fshhub, basically what I was saying is amphipods kill feather dusters. Here are the arguments...
1. Two feather dusters are dead :( .
2. The tube is half eaten and while they were still alive there appeared to be a big hole on the tube.
3. Amphipods are the only critters that goes near the feather dusters, on it, inside it, and around it.
4. Water parameters are fine. Ammo 0, Nitrite 0, Ph 8.2, and Nitrate 20, sg 1.024, temp 78-80.
5. I cannot find anything else that would've caused my feather duster to die.
So from those things I concluded that those amphipods killed my feather dusters, and I'm so close of getting a mandarin goby right now :mad: :D . But no, I want to wait for the pair of false percs <img src="graemlins//angel.gif" border="0" alt="[angel]" /> .
stupid_naso
 
fshhub

fshhub

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i wasn't asking for arguements, just questioning myself, like i said, for future reference, is all, jsut wondering if or why, tanks though ;)
 
flamehawk

flamehawk

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What about fish compatabilty with featherdusters. I currently have mushroom in my semi reef w/ tangs(sohal, yellow and hippo) and angels( emperor and flame). Will these present a problem for the featherdusters??
 
lordofthereef

lordofthereef

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hey "stupid" :D . i bet it was hermits that killed the dusters, not the pods. i've seen tanks where hermits put holes in the tube and sucked the worm out. ;)
 
lordofthereef

lordofthereef

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oh yeah, i've seen bristle worms do it too. just givin' ya some more options here since i never seen a pod do anything but get eaten buy fish and corals.
 
platinum75

platinum75

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I just found a feather duster in my live rock. It is tiny, and white. I was wondering what in the world it was. It is only a half inch at the most.
HOw big do they get and do you think my panther grouper will eat it?
 
jakob4001

jakob4001

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most good LR will have feather dusters on it...if the tank & LR remaind healthy more seem to pop out every day...really like it when the calcerious white tubed ones start showing up everywhere
 
stupid_naso

stupid_naso

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Your fishes will be fine. What's known as feather duster eaters, is butterfly fish. My friends have been keeping two feather dusters with tangs, and angels, even triggers, no problem whatsoever. Feed them microvert or other filter feeder, they should be fine. I apologize for disturbing your post.
Btw, REEF, I know I don't have any bristle worm in my tank, I watch my tank at night in the dark. There is no hermits whatsoever, and no starfish that will be able to harm them. So I still believe amphipods are bad. They are getting more and more annoying everyday. Anyone else disagree? :D
Hope that helps,
stupid_naso
 
byrself

byrself

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FYI - just in case you happen to have emerald crabs, they will eat at feather if they get a hold of them. we had to pull an emerald off my roomate's feather duster one time cause he was eating the tube. if we hadn't have seen it, he probably would have torn it to shreds. been a while since that happened, and the feather duster hasn't been harmed since, but something else to consider if you happen to have these crabs. ;)
 
clownfish4life

clownfish4life

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I had not idea a feather duster was a worm. Wow, ya learn sumpthin new everyday. <img src="graemlins//silly.gif" border="0" alt="[silly]" />
 
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