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bolton reefer 1
05/29/2006, 06:56 AM
hi there is there a predater that eats feather dusters iv had 2 in my tank for months i packed them in sand in a barnicle no problem the crowns were out every day. i got up this morning gone! even the sand was gone out the barnicle. iv got verious shrimps,crabs snails,starfish iv put in bristle worm trap but nothing any ideas?
RicksReefs
05/29/2006, 08:09 AM
what kind of shrimps and crabs? many of them will munch dusters if given the chance.
RicksReefs
05/29/2006, 08:10 AM
do you have any angels or butterflies?
Jemhidiah
05/31/2006, 07:31 AM
Ive seen my brittle star rip feather dusters out of the sand and start munching. Had more than 20 that i could count, now I have none.
shookbrad
06/05/2006, 10:28 PM
It is a good chance they just threw their fans. All three of mine did that suddenly. I thought they were dead also but after a week or so I started noticing new fans developing from the tubes.
bolton reefer 1
06/06/2006, 01:12 AM
yes you are correct shookbrad on closer inspection now i can see small new fans growing thay both did that at the same time living in barnicles next to each other must have been a reaction to something