hawian feather duster questions
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bang guy
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Originally Posted by Hunt http:///forum/thread/380816/hawian-feather-duster-questions#post_3314996
Would marine snow be ok to feed these? And how often should one be fed?
I keep seeing these guys for like 10 bucks and i kinda want one now.
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Hunt.
No, Marine Snow is useful for feeding deep water Ctenophores but not Featherdusters.
They eat mostly bacteria clumps that have dislodged from surfaces. If you have mechanical filtration you're going to have a difficult time with them, not impossible, just difficult. Taking a powerhead and blowing off your live rock a couple times a week should suffice to dislodge enough food for them.
Originally Posted by Hunt http:///forum/thread/380816/hawian-feather-duster-questions#post_3314996
Would marine snow be ok to feed these? And how often should one be fed?
I keep seeing these guys for like 10 bucks and i kinda want one now.
Thanks
Hunt.
No, Marine Snow is useful for feeding deep water Ctenophores but not Featherdusters.
They eat mostly bacteria clumps that have dislodged from surfaces. If you have mechanical filtration you're going to have a difficult time with them, not impossible, just difficult. Taking a powerhead and blowing off your live rock a couple times a week should suffice to dislodge enough food for them.
pstock44
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I have had two of them since early this year. Both their tubes have grown since I got them and I don't spot feed them at all. All they get is whatever they filter from the water. I do use a turkey baster and blow off the rocks every couple weeks so maybe they get something at that time.
I would call them very easy to keep and extremely pretty to look at. Here's a picture of mine from my album:
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/gallery/image/view/id/10736/user_id/51710
I would call them very easy to keep and extremely pretty to look at. Here's a picture of mine from my album:
https://forums.saltwaterfish.com/gallery/image/view/id/10736/user_id/51710
I have not tried one in the 29G though....not sure I want to either
pstock44
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All my parameters are zero or close to it but I wouldn't call my water "clean". The water looks clear but there's always micro particles floating around. Kinda like how you can see dust in the air when the sun shines through a window just right.
I think they're interesting to look at popping in and out all the time depending on who swims to close to them. And with mine at the base of some of the rocks they look kinda like our flowers do in front of our house. I think they make great accents to a system, I'm always stopping to look at them where ever I go.
I think they're interesting to look at popping in and out all the time depending on who swims to close to them. And with mine at the base of some of the rocks they look kinda like our flowers do in front of our house. I think they make great accents to a system, I'm always stopping to look at them where ever I go.
indy2009
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Hunt http:///forum/thread/380816/hawian-feather-duster-questions#post_3314996
Would marine snow be ok to feed these? And how often should one be fed?
I keep seeing these guys for like 10 bucks and i kinda want one now.
Thanks
Hunt.
I've had several over the years only have one now that I've had a couple of years, they are fairly easy to care for, i've learned over the years just to burrow them in the sand is not enough, put a small piece of LR on top of it leaving about 2 1/2 inches exposed it will attach itself to the live rock..feeding: don't waste your money on marine snow, I dose my tank daily with Phytoplankton not only for the duster but my other inverts, just be cautious some fish will feed on the tube if under fed..Tangs angels for an example..best of luck if you purchase one..btw they do like alot of water movement...
Originally Posted by Hunt http:///forum/thread/380816/hawian-feather-duster-questions#post_3314996
Would marine snow be ok to feed these? And how often should one be fed?
I keep seeing these guys for like 10 bucks and i kinda want one now.
Thanks
Hunt.
I've had several over the years only have one now that I've had a couple of years, they are fairly easy to care for, i've learned over the years just to burrow them in the sand is not enough, put a small piece of LR on top of it leaving about 2 1/2 inches exposed it will attach itself to the live rock..feeding: don't waste your money on marine snow, I dose my tank daily with Phytoplankton not only for the duster but my other inverts, just be cautious some fish will feed on the tube if under fed..Tangs angels for an example..best of luck if you purchase one..btw they do like alot of water movement...
indy2009
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Originally Posted by Hunt http:///forum/thread/380816/hawian-feather-duster-questions#post_3336025
old thread, lol. I havnt gotten one yet, mainly because of money issues, but im still looking to get one. Ill keep this in mind when i do end up getting one.
yes, after I posted I noticed it was an old post..but think about it they are awesome to have
Originally Posted by Hunt http:///forum/thread/380816/hawian-feather-duster-questions#post_3336025
old thread, lol. I havnt gotten one yet, mainly because of money issues, but im still looking to get one. Ill keep this in mind when i do end up getting one.
yes, after I posted I noticed it was an old post..but think about it they are awesome to have
katsafados
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I had a coco worm which is seen as more difficult to keep. It lived for about a year and a bit untill my whole tank crashed because of brown slime algae. But I never fed it directly, it got w.e I fed my fish and w.e was floating in the water column. Lost its head once, but grew back within 3 weeks, but thats when the tank started to crash so I lost everything.