Feather Dusters

UH_OH_5_OH · 07/19/2006, 06:56 AM

...eat what....?

techigirl78 · 07/19/2006, 07:16 AM

I feed DTs to my tank 1-2 times per week and mine have been fine for years.

UH_OH_5_OH · 07/19/2006, 08:23 AM

Thanks techigirl.......do you find that yours prefer an area with more light or less....or does it matter..?

chrisbenavides · 07/19/2006, 09:06 AM

I will be getting some featherdusters next wee, so I want to learn more about their care too.

Will they eat Red Calanus Plankton?

Do we spot feed them? Everywhen?

Flow area?

Light area?

findgnemo · 07/19/2006, 09:41 AM

i just learned a lot last week and got a couple of them in my tank. i learned you don't have to spot feed them just pour it in and they should get it. i feed mine every other day. not to high of flow. oh ya stomp next to your tank it's so funny when they go into their hole. mine i just put it in the sand and it's making a "shell like structure in the sand and moved closer to my rock. i have 2 in my one tank near the entrance way of my home when i open the door they hide. it's cute but funny.

techigirl78 · 07/19/2006, 11:14 AM

I just put the DTs in the tank with them. They are in a lower flow portion of the tank. And moved around slightly over time, but not much. Light doesn't matter. I keep mine towards the bottom of my tank. Here's a picture:

jerehmy · 07/19/2006, 11:16 AM

you can feed them or not they are filter feeders and will get food from when you feed the rest of the tank. Also they don't need any light to survive they cabn live in darkness. Put the feathers where you like them and make sure the current is a little lower.

Good Luck

chrisbenavides · 07/19/2006, 01:47 PM

lower current - got it! thanks!

UH_OH_5_OH · 07/19/2006, 02:58 PM

DOH ! ! ! I put mine so that a rotater blows on them when it spins around ! Time to move that guy !

07/19/2006, 06:56 AM	#1
UH_OH_5_OH Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,184	Feather Dusters ...eat what....?

07/19/2006, 08:23 AM	#3
UH_OH_5_OH Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,184	Thanks techigirl.......do you find that yours prefer an area with more light or less....or does it matter..? __________________ Life is hard; it's alot harder if you're stupid ! Current Tank Info: None !

07/19/2006, 09:06 AM	#4
chrisbenavides Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Laredo, TX Posts: 1,897	I will be getting some featherdusters next wee, so I want to learn more about their care too. Will they eat Red Calanus Plankton? Do we spot feed them? Everywhen? Flow area? Light area? __________________ ChrisBenavides Current Tank Info: 55g sw tank, Remora skimmer, powerfilter, 260w PC lights, 50 pounds live rock, 100 pounds sand, etc.... \| Seahorse Tank (3 H. Kuda, 2 Pep.) 30g tall, skimmer, 130w PC lights, HOB Penguin filter, 30 pounds Fiji and Tonga branch l.r., 4 inch sand bed.

07/19/2006, 09:41 AM	#5
findgnemo Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: florida Posts: 375	i just learned a lot last week and got a couple of them in my tank. i learned you don't have to spot feed them just pour it in and they should get it. i feed mine every other day. not to high of flow. oh ya stomp next to your tank it's so funny when they go into their hole. mine i just put it in the sand and it's making a "shell like structure in the sand and moved closer to my rock. i have 2 in my one tank near the entrance way of my home when i open the door they hide. it's cute but funny. __________________ 55g 38lbs of lr fowlr 20g fo fishes 20g - 1 ocellaris clown 55g - 2 maroon clowns, 1 hermit crabs, 1 firefish, 1 diamond watch goby more to come

07/19/2006, 11:16 AM	#7
jerehmy Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: san diego Posts: 511	you can feed them or not they are filter feeders and will get food from when you feed the rest of the tank. Also they don't need any light to survive they cabn live in darkness. Put the feathers where you like them and make sure the current is a little lower. Good Luck __________________ Fish are the best medecine for body and mind Current Tank Info: 55g, 40g, 29gx2, 60g, 10g African Cichlids (Breeders) 40g SW Reef with a 20g sump/refugium 75lbs prime LR Mag 9.5 SCWD and Remora skimmer, 2x96w PC's

07/19/2006, 07:16 AM	#2
techigirl78 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,739	I feed DTs to my tank 1-2 times per week and mine have been fine for years.

07/19/2006, 11:14 AM	#6
techigirl78 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Milwaukee, WI Posts: 1,739	I just put the DTs in the tank with them. They are in a lower flow portion of the tank. And moved around slightly over time, but not much. Light doesn't matter. I keep mine towards the bottom of my tank. Here's a picture:

07/19/2006, 01:47 PM	#8
chrisbenavides Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Laredo, TX Posts: 1,897	lower current - got it! thanks! __________________ ChrisBenavides Current Tank Info: 55g sw tank, Remora skimmer, powerfilter, 260w PC lights, 50 pounds live rock, 100 pounds sand, etc.... \| Seahorse Tank (3 H. Kuda, 2 Pep.) 30g tall, skimmer, 130w PC lights, HOB Penguin filter, 30 pounds Fiji and Tonga branch l.r., 4 inch sand bed.

07/19/2006, 02:58 PM	#9
UH_OH_5_OH Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 1,184	DOH ! ! ! I put mine so that a rotater blows on them when it spins around ! Time to move that guy ! __________________ Life is hard; it's alot harder if you're stupid ! Current Tank Info: None !