Feather Dusters

[CHUBAKAH]

I got some live rock from a place a few weeks back which was 100% cured however never had any lights on it. I noticed when I got it home a couple pieces of rock had some very small white looking tubes on it. Just to be safe the rock didn't have anything I ramped up the water to 1.040 and left it that way for two weeks. In the last week I dropped it down to 1.025 and today for the first time I turned the lights on.

 

I noticed that one of the tubes showing had what looked to be a feather duster on it, so I put a flash light on it and bang it dropped down in to the tube.

 

I actually have seen some pics of them when they are pretty big in peoples tanks, and thought I may even add one or two of them.

 

Is there a chance this could be a bad thing, or is it ok to have a few around?

 

Thanks,

 

Mark

[jason the filter freak]

Feather dusters are great stuff!

[lancer99]

They are filter feeders, and will help to remove fine particulate matter from your water.

 

Often small ones spring up spontaneously & multiply....my 110G, in its former life, had hundreds in the sump.

 

So no worries....

 

-R

[treesprite]

My tank is a mini duster haven.

[gmubeach]

Feather dusters are cool:) I have a big hawiaan that just regrew its feathers:)

[Larry Grenier]

Once I get my new tank going, if I don't find and, I'll go to BRK and buy some

[CHUBAKAH]

Tanks for the feedback everyone. I've always thought they were pretty cool anyway, I just didn't know of there may be some type that was not good. It's so small now it's very hard to tell what color it may be as well.

[lletellier]

My tank is a mini duster haven.

 

 

ditto, they sprout up all over my tank

[lanman]

I have some live rock that was stored in Rubbermaids for 6 months with no water changes, heat, or movement. After a few weeks in circulating water of the appropriate temperature - feather dusters; and not itty bitty ones - full-grown small feather-dusters. Looks like they can out-survive most anything else.

 

bob