Feather Duster On Health??

reefwisher · 04/27/2008, 08:23 AM

My wife bought a feather duster at the LFS yesterday and when we got it accalmated and settle in it spot, it wasn.t ten minutes and the nassaius were on it and the flower was even out. I took it out and put it in the fuge and the flower came back out. My question is, I know it must be weak or stress for the nassarius to be on it because the other duster we have the nassarius has never touch them so I am wondering how you can tell if you are buying a healthy one or not?

sjfishguy · 04/27/2008, 09:15 AM

I don't really know what the snail has to do with anything, it might have just had some stuff on its tube that it wanted to eat, no big deal. But, the a good sign of duster health is if it closes rapidly when you touch it. Also look at the fronds (actually their gills), make sure they are not ragged or broken.

04/27/2008, 08:23 AM	#1
reefwisher Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 402	Feather Duster On Health?? My wife bought a feather duster at the LFS yesterday and when we got it accalmated and settle in it spot, it wasn.t ten minutes and the nassaius were on it and the flower was even out. I took it out and put it in the fuge and the flower came back out. My question is, I know it must be weak or stress for the nassarius to be on it because the other duster we have the nassarius has never touch them so I am wondering how you can tell if you are buying a healthy one or not?

04/27/2008, 09:15 AM	#2
sjfishguy Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Delray Beach, FL Posts: 2,212	I don't really know what the snail has to do with anything, it might have just had some stuff on its tube that it wanted to eat, no big deal. But, the a good sign of duster health is if it closes rapidly when you touch it. Also look at the fronds (actually their gills), make sure they are not ragged or broken. __________________ Rich nanoTOTM May '08 29 years saltwater, 19 years reefs Current Tank Info: 65 mixed reef