Small feather dusters boom in my tank

[milomlo]

Originally Posted by Stanlalee
No hairy mushrooms are one of the few that will take meaty foods. probably want to alternate foods once in a while regardless. I'm not sure whats in micro-vert. Kent has about half a dozen coral foods and recommends alternating between all of them. Naturally I'm not going to buy them all so I bought one animal based and one plant based and called it a day.

I just thought of this. I have been feeding the zooplex twice a week as well as feeding my tank frozen foods. Since the fish can eat the zooplex should I not feed the frozen the same day that I do feed the zooplex? I guess this could be part of my problem with my sandbed. Can I add the garlic xtreme to the capful of zooplex?

 

[merredeth]

Originally Posted by ophiura

These animals will come and go in blooms as nutrients in the tank vary. You will almost always have some around. They are not the same species as the large feather dusters and will not grow very large. IME they certainly do not need to be directly fed, and will simply benefit from the break down of other nutrients in the tank. Larger feather duster species may be a different matter.
Thanks Ophiura. I think the way you wrote it came out a heck of a lot better than the way I wrote it. The small ones are the ones I was referring to that generally don't live.
I guess if one is already feeding the tank, those minis are going to grab what they can and just have a shorter lifespan.
I have some nice Hawaiian Dusters and spot feeding them phytoplankton has proven to be beneficial to them. I do it basically when I think about and go to the refrig - which is as seldom as possible.

Denise M.