Are feather dusters reef safe?

Are feather dusters reef safe?

Feather duster worms are not particularly picky in terms of proper conditions to care for them in your reef tank. They require standard reef tank water parameters. Like most other reef invertebrates, copper will kill them. Please, don’t use copper and check your source water to make sure it doesn’t have copper in it.

Are feather dusters easy to care for?

These are not animals that should be taken lightly. Some feather dusters are very easy to take care of and can even spread so much that they become a nuisance in the home aquarium, while others are so delicate their lifespan in captivity is almost always cut short.

How long do feather dusters live?

The average feather duster worm lifespan ranges from 1-1.5 years.

Do feather dusters need to be in sand?

Tank Placement All feather dusters are suspension feeders and should be placed near (or at) the bottom of the aquarium, where their food—suspended particulate matter—is most abundant. Substrate placement is also optimal because they construct their tubes using sand, detritus, and other bits of sediment.

Do you need to feed feather duster?

These large feather dusters are not generally animals from clear water areas. They most often live in green or turbid water with a lot of phytoplankton floating in it. Detritus in the water will not be. Any small detrital particles will be used to build their tubes, but they won’t be fed on.

Do feather dusters move around the tank?

No, not at least around the tank. They can move up and down in the tube but that is about it. Also as they make their tube larger – but that’s it.

Will six line wrasse eat feather duster?

They will eat worms (flatworms, bristle worms, etc.) and small snails (stomatella, pyramid snail). Often, they are also a problem for any fish which are added after them, as they are territorial. But I’ve never heard of a six line causing problems with coral, urchins, feather dusters, etc.

Will copper kill feather duster worms in a reef tank?

Feather duster worms are not particularly picky in terms of proper conditions to care for them in your reef tank. They require standard reef tank water parameters. Like most other reef invertebrates, copper will kill them.

How to care for feather duster worms?

For most of the feather dusters commonly available in the hobby, it’s best to have a well-established tank to provide enough food for these worms or dose phytoplankton in the water where it will come into contact with it. Dosing phytoplankton in the water column a couple times a week can be very beneficial to the worm especially in a newer tank.

What do feather duster fish eat?

The feather duster in both cases makes his own tube around himself sometimes using sand and detritus to add to it. Pretty amazing right? They feed on very small particles in the water column like phytoplankton, bits of detritus and other organisms floating in the water that it can trap in its radioles.

What is the feather duster?

Ahhh the feather duster. It’s a spectacular sight to see in the home aquarium. The long tube, the soft and wavy “feathers” moving in the current. It’s always cool to watch as it sucks into the tube when a fish gets too close.