feather duster questions

[Meloco14]

I know feather dusters are filter feeders, but do they need to be fed? Or will they be fine on their own in the tank. I assume they can't eat the bigger particles that my fish are eating, but should I squirt some selcon in front of it, or should I get some coral/invert food? Also, will they attach on their own or should I epoxy them on? Will they tolerate high lighting or should I keep them lower in the tank? Thanks

 

[cain]

I've had 3 feather dusters since the beginning of December 2003 and have never fed them directly (I do put phytoplankton into the tank twice each week). They all seem extremely healthy.

I put two in the sand next to LR and they attached to the rock within about a week. No epoxy necessary. One I put mid way up the tank in a hole in the LR. This one has shed it's crown and grown a new bigger one. This scared me since the worm didn't show any signs of life for almost 3 weeks until one day the new crown just popped out.

 

[Anonymous]

i have(had) two feather dusters...never feed them...one just disappeared...the other is doing fine...have had them(it) for nearly a year now...

 

[ricky1414]

i have had mine since Aug of last year. they feed indirecly from the food given to my corals. If you need to feed them, do not squirt the food from hte front of the crown, they will only retract, and not get hte fod. fed them from their prosterior side for better results. let the current bring it past them. Good Luck

 

[Anonymous]

personally i try to refrain from using liquid suspended food...it clouds the water and if you have good skimming, it might not even make it to the dusters...

 

[ccny]

actually, my duster broke up into 2 pieces lately. in one, the crown still comes out and looks good but the other piece just lays there and I'm not sure there's anything in it. is this how they reproduce or should i just remove the other piece?

 

[Anonymous]

I never did anything special for my duster and it always did fine until recently when it seemed to lose about 3/4 of its crown and got kinda black lower down on the worm. Maybe some kind of fungal infection got it? I dunno... :?