Feather Duster Fish Tank
These attractive annelids are frequently available at my local fish store.
Feather duster fish tank. Sorry i ve been so busy with work and haven t posted this update until now. The most popular foods for feather duster worms in a home aquarium are plankton and baby brine shrimp. Fanworms and feather dusters are among some of the most beautiful marine aquarium inhabitants.
The feather duster nbsp sabellastarte giganteus also known as the fan worm is a marine segmented worm that attaches its calcium carbonate tube to a rocky or sandy substrate by its base. It s generally found worldwide in temperate and tropical waters situated high on top of rocks and algae. It is very intolerant of copper based medications.
The feather duster is usually found in the coral rubble at the base of the reef aquarium with some of the rubble being incorporated into its parchment like tube. Butterflyfishes quickly decimate them as the feather duster crown is a delicacy they really appreciate for dinner lunch and breakfast while the worm left in the tube is finished for desert. It needs to be housed in a well established reef system as it is dependent upon plankton for its diet.
It is important to consider leaving out potential predators of feather duster worms when designing an aquarium to house them. Sadly my copper band butterfly and firefish are no longer in the tank. They then have a feathery crown that peeks out filtering the water column for food using its specialized tentacles.
I ve even seen them recently in a petco. Collectively known as the cluster duster which frequently lives within closely packed groups of several small miniature feather dusters. Their tentacles are completely retractable and.
Posted by unknown on 17th apr 2020 ordered 2 sent me 2 adjoined when expected and wanted 2 separate. You can also buy them online at most of the online stores. Feather duster worms for sale.
Posted by mike on 23rd apr 2020 they are beautiful.
