Wierd Feather Duster

hatessushi

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One of my Hawaiian feather dusters is about half way out the top of his tube with his feather spread. Is that normal?
 

hatessushi

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Just now he looks almost half way out of the tube like he's trying to catch food. Other then that he looks healthy. He threw a crown about 4 weeks ago and grew it back and looks beautiful.
 

hatessushi

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If anything is normal is this normal? What is it trying to do? It has been in this spot for a long time and now looks like he might be trying to leave.
 

alyssia

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It is jumping out of it's tube. It either doesn't like where you placed it or it's stressed.
 

hatessushi

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I have 2, the other one seems fine and has never lost the crown. I have had both for nearly 4 months in the current locations but this one threw it crown about a month ago and did move. It just made a new crown a few weeks ago and then about 4 days ago began slowly moving out of the tube. I thought maybe the water was to hard and changed it a bit and he went back in for less then a day as normal and then started doing this. It's ok if he wants to move. Maybe he is just looking for better digs. I thought they threw their crown and then moved and made a new tube and crown.
 

hatessushi

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I just checked the tank tonight. the lights have been off for about 2 hours now and the feather duster has left his tube and is toward the back of the rocks maybe searching his new place. I hope he doesn't decide to setup house behind the rocks..doh!
Does this mean I need to pull out the old tube? Will it make the nitrates go up if it decays?
 

alyssia

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Unfortunately, some of my tubeworms have been killed while looking for a new home. I would take the tube out. I don't really think they decay though, I have had some empty ones before that didn't decay.
 

njbeacher

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Originally Posted by fedukeford
anything is normal with feather dusters.... so ya
Agreed. I have a scarlet hermit crab with two growing on his shell.
 

bojik

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Might be its not getting enough food for its liking there or the current is a little too strong for it.
 
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