Help!!! Over Loaded By Baby Feather Dusters

[shel]

Hi everyone,
I have 125G with 150lb of lr, 100lb of ls.
4 feather dusters
3 anemone'e (SP)??
1 naso Tang
1 Ocean Tang
1 Dragon wrasse
1 Manderine Goby
1 blue Damsel
5 chromis
1 maroon clown
1 gold stripe maroon clown
1 flame hawk
I think that is everybody, anyways on the sides of the tank where the over flow is. There is at least 100-200 baby feather dusters. The tubes for these guys are getting long (6 inch). Is this ok, should I get rid of them. I have been letting them be, just watching and seeing what will happen. They just keep producing. LOL
Help!!!!!!
Tahnks everyone!!!
Shel

 

[tanker newbie]

well if your gonna get rid of them , i can sure use some, if ur just gonna get rid of them then feel free to send it to me

 

[gobylover]

Ya, I second that.If you want to get rid of some,I'll pay the shipping.I don't think it will hurt anything,but thats a lot of them!!!Wow.

 

[shel]

These guys are tiny. I don't think I can even move them with out breakinf their tube. I think the feather portion of it, is like the size of these smiles . That might even be a little big. They are a light blue. The tube's vary from about 1 - 4 inch's. You think I should just watch and see if they get bigger. They started growing in hte beg. of january.
Shel

 

[tacks]

Hey Shel,
I think that's really cool. 100-200 could be a problem though. I would just wait and see how they do. I don't think ALL will survive but I could be wrong.
The only thing I can think of doing is...
SET UP ANOTHER TANK! LOL or give them to someone.
Did you have more than one to start? Or, Do they multiply by like cell division or something?? (How boring)

 

[b_ball12_99]

I agree that probably a few will survive. When they get bigger move them to another part of you tank. Don't kill them off though, to much $$$.

 

[nm reef]

I've got the same problem....but 90% of my lil ones are in the return chamber of my cpr bacpac 2r.........tons of 'em........

 

[tacks]

How do they multiply??? Do you need a pair of them or just one??

 

[shel]

Thanks everyone for replying. I will just let them be, I will keep you posted. I have 4 big feather dusters total. They are not close to each other, at least a foot apart. I have no idea how they breed. It is a cool thing tho. I hope they will make it, that is kinda sad if they don't.
Shel
Hey if want to know how the feather dusters breed check out the post
Feather Dusters Secretions
They say it is easy
[ May 17, 2001: Message edited by: Shel ]