Tube feathers???

mvhockey · 07/06/2012, 11:30 AM

Okay so on some of my live rock I have these clusters of white tubes with feathers come out of them (2 inches). If you touch them the feathers go in. What are they and are they okay to have in the tank?

raypadro · 07/06/2012, 12:20 PM

Sound to me like a Feather Duster worm look here http://www.wetwebmedia.com/feather.htm

cloak · 07/06/2012, 06:04 PM

Check these out.

http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-05/rs/

http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/8/inverts

http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml

07/06/2012, 11:30 AM	#1
mvhockey Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 36	Tube feathers??? Okay so on some of my live rock I have these clusters of white tubes with feathers come out of them (2 inches). If you touch them the feathers go in. What are they and are they okay to have in the tank?

07/06/2012, 12:20 PM	#2
raypadro Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 52	Sound to me like a Feather Duster worm look here http://www.wetwebmedia.com/feather.htm

07/06/2012, 06:04 PM	#3
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	Check these out. http://reefkeeping.com/issues/2003-05/rs/ http://www.advancedaquarist.com/2002/8/inverts http://www.lionfishlair.com/hitchhiker/hitchhiker.shtml