Felther Dusters Question

[pjdaley]

IS it normal for a feather duster to release "its feathers" ?
I put a few anenomes in teh tank, few pink tip hatians and one landed next to the feather duster, and al of a sudden I see the feather thing floating around.

 

[meadbhb]

Hiya,
Duster's will throw their crown with stressed out. I'd move it to another place and see if it regrow's it's crown.
Meadbhb

 

[pjdaley]

awesome, you think that anenome stressed or freaked it out when it landed on it ?

 

[meadbhb]

Hiya,
Yeap...I know if an anenome landed on me, it would stress even me out! It might have even got stung.
Can't guarantee it will regrow it's crown...it may not make it.
Meadbhb

 

[pjdaley]

it's all good, I think my domino damsel either likes this pink tip hatian, or it got stung, it is just chilling swimming next to it, touchign it.

 

[kdogg721]

I raed an article in aquarium magazine that sometimes they do shed their crowns because of stress. Either fish or hermit crabs are bothering them, or the they don't like your water quality. If the worm is still alive, eventually the crown will grow back. However this may also be a sign that the worm died. It happened to me too

 

[pjdaley]

yea, well, I just noticed the temp in my tank was OUT OF CONTROL, was >82degrees, my heater is busted and I removed it, I hope that the tank can sustain it's self ofr a few hours like this.