Feather duster

gareth.hubbarde · 10/15/2017, 08:44 AM

Got a feather duster Friday and it looks really cool. My important other half loves it so I looked into more. There is a local place that has several with different types including spirals. My question I suppose is how many can we have? Do they have to go in the substrate?

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snowlynx · 10/15/2017, 10:04 AM

filter feeders, should not be much on bioload

I had one in the sand but they do move around if they are not happy
Yucky worm encased in a tube with a pretty feathery looking fan

like lot of women, looks are so deceiving

Small Heavens · 10/15/2017, 11:04 AM

Bispira worms are great at dusting out the solids from your water. I do not think that there is a limit to how many you can have as such, actually.

If you get more than one they can come to the conclusion that your tank is the perfect habitat to create baby-dusters in and then they might spread fast. I only keep & encourage a colony of the small tubeless white type of bispria because I can then keep Vayssierea Felis (type of tiny nudibranch), and together with peanut worms, they act as a great cleanup crew. If I could have peanut worms in every tank I would never even consider snails, shrimps or crabs as cleanup crew because I honestly like the peanut worms much better.

Great looking tank btw., What is the thing in the middle? It looks beautiful, is that a sarcopython? I am not that into coral names as I am generally obsessed with Macrodactylas (LTA's) and my clownfishes.

gareth.hubbarde · 10/15/2017, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Small Heavens

Bispira worms are great at dusting out the solids from your water. I do not think that there is a limit to how many you can have as such, actually.

If you get more than one they can come to the conclusion that your tank is the perfect habitat to create baby-dusters in and then they might spread fast. I only keep & encourage a colony of the small tubeless white type of bispria because I can then keep Vayssierea Felis (type of tiny nudibranch), and together with peanut worms, they act as a great cleanup crew. If I could have peanut worms in every tank I would never even consider snails, shrimps or crabs as cleanup crew because I honestly like the peanut worms much better.

Great looking tank btw., What is the thing in the middle? It looks beautiful, is that a sarcopython? I am not that into coral names as I am generally obsessed with Macrodactylas (LTA's) and my clownfishes.

Thanks for the reply, my tank is only 94litre. It's my first go at reef. It's about 6 months old now and going ok. The coral you mentioned is a toadstool leather that was given to me by the seller of the tank. It survived being in the tank all through cycling, had a blip when it moulted. But now recovering and looking fab again.

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Small Heavens · 10/15/2017, 12:56 PM

You're welcome. Ah that's a nice size, I do like smaller tanks, as I prefer dedicating aquariums to few species at a time.

Wow, that is pretty cool, it looks awesome to me.
It moulted? Really? There is so much to freak out over with marine livestock hosting, I mean, that would have caught me of guard as well. Did you have to remove moulted parts afterwards or what happened?

gareth.hubbarde · 10/15/2017, 01:03 PM

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Originally Posted by Small Heavens

You're welcome. Ah that's a nice size, I do like smaller tanks, as I prefer dedicating aquariums to few species at a time.

Wow, that is pretty cool, it looks awesome to me.
It moulted? Really? There is so much to freak out over with marine livestock hosting, I mean, that would have caught me of guard as well. Did you have to remove moulted parts afterwards or what happened?

It sheds it skin to remove debris and whatever that build up on the flat surface. It just gets filtered out tbh. It has pretty much recovered now and as I said looks awesome when it's fully extended. At night it sort of shrinks back and changes shape. It is quite weird you never know what shape it will be from 9ne day to the next.

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LeJeune981 · 10/16/2017, 08:04 PM

I have one of those feather dusters as well.. it has already made a Lil duster...within the first 2 weeks.. looked just like it.. but tiny !! I have it in my fuge now.. but am gonna move the big one to the display and let the little one grow in the fuge

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ca1ore · 10/16/2017, 08:37 PM

Probably not ...... small feather dusters are very common. Much more likely to be a different species.

rockhead51 · 10/17/2017, 04:35 PM

Had 2 plus a Coco worm. The two featherdusters died after about 6 months. Coco worm is going strong. Both feather dusters had shed their crowns once and regrown.

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Redseadragon12 · 10/17/2017, 04:44 PM

I'm not sure that there is a limit to how many feather dusters one can have lol

jlmawp · 10/17/2017, 09:24 PM

I'm not saying it's necessary, but I would recommend buying some zooplankton and spot-feeding the feather duster(s) maybe once a week. Mine seems to do fine without it, but when I do spot-feed, he rotates and clearly acknowledges the incoming plankton. Pretty sure it's something that can only help with them staying healthy.

Again, I think plenty of hem survive without it, but it's fairly inexpensive and it's clear to me that there is a physical reaction to the feeding.

gareth.hubbarde · 10/18/2017, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by jlmawp

I'm not saying it's necessary, but I would recommend buying some zooplankton and spot-feeding the feather duster(s) maybe once a week. Mine seems to do fine without it, but when I do spot-feed, he rotates and clearly acknowledges the incoming plankton. Pretty sure it's something that can only help with them staying healthy.

Again, I think plenty of hem survive without it, but it's fairly inexpensive and it's clear to me that there is a physical reaction to the feeding.

I do add reef roids once or twice a week and definitely a reaction when I spot feed so will continue with that.

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10/15/2017, 08:44 AM	#1
gareth.hubbarde Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2017 Posts: 719	Feather duster Got a feather duster Friday and it looks really cool. My important other half loves it so I looked into more. There is a local place that has several with different types including spirals. My question I suppose is how many can we have? Do they have to go in the substrate? Sent from my SM-A520F using Tapatalk

10/16/2017, 08:37 PM	#8
ca1ore Grizzled & Cynical Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Stamford, CT Posts: 17,319	Probably not ...... small feather dusters are very common. Much more likely to be a different species. __________________ Simon Got back into the hobby ..... planned to keep it simple ..... yeah, right ..... clearly I need a new plan! Pet peeve: anemones host clowns; clowns do not host anemones! Current Tank Info: 450 Reef; 120 refugium; 60 Frag Tank, 30 Introduction tank; multiple QTs

10/15/2017, 10:04 AM	#2
snowlynx Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: California Posts: 244	filter feeders, should not be much on bioload I had one in the sand but they do move around if they are not happy Yucky worm encased in a tube with a pretty feathery looking fan like lot of women, looks are so deceiving

10/15/2017, 11:04 AM	#3
Small Heavens In Memoriam Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 246	Bispira worms are great at dusting out the solids from your water. I do not think that there is a limit to how many you can have as such, actually. If you get more than one they can come to the conclusion that your tank is the perfect habitat to create baby-dusters in and then they might spread fast. I only keep & encourage a colony of the small tubeless white type of bispria because I can then keep Vayssierea Felis (type of tiny nudibranch), and together with peanut worms, they act as a great cleanup crew. If I could have peanut worms in every tank I would never even consider snails, shrimps or crabs as cleanup crew because I honestly like the peanut worms much better. Great looking tank btw., What is the thing in the middle? It looks beautiful, is that a sarcopython? I am not that into coral names as I am generally obsessed with Macrodactylas (LTA's) and my clownfishes.

10/15/2017, 12:56 PM	#5
Small Heavens In Memoriam Join Date: Sep 2017 Posts: 246	You're welcome. Ah that's a nice size, I do like smaller tanks, as I prefer dedicating aquariums to few species at a time. Wow, that is pretty cool, it looks awesome to me. It moulted? Really? There is so much to freak out over with marine livestock hosting, I mean, that would have caught me of guard as well. Did you have to remove moulted parts afterwards or what happened?

10/16/2017, 08:04 PM	#7
LeJeune981 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2017 Posts: 747	I have one of those feather dusters as well.. it has already made a Lil duster...within the first 2 weeks.. looked just like it.. but tiny !! I have it in my fuge now.. but am gonna move the big one to the display and let the little one grow in the fuge Sent from my SM-S907VL using Tapatalk

10/17/2017, 04:35 PM	#9
rockhead51 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2016 Posts: 204	Had 2 plus a Coco worm. The two featherdusters died after about 6 months. Coco worm is going strong. Both feather dusters had shed their crowns once and regrown. Sent from my XT1710-02 using Tapatalk

10/17/2017, 04:44 PM	#10
Redseadragon12 In Memoriam Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 308	I'm not sure that there is a limit to how many feather dusters one can have lol

10/17/2017, 09:24 PM	#11
jlmawp Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2016 Posts: 595	I'm not saying it's necessary, but I would recommend buying some zooplankton and spot-feeding the feather duster(s) maybe once a week. Mine seems to do fine without it, but when I do spot-feed, he rotates and clearly acknowledges the incoming plankton. Pretty sure it's something that can only help with them staying healthy. Again, I think plenty of hem survive without it, but it's fairly inexpensive and it's clear to me that there is a physical reaction to the feeding.