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05/13/2012, 04:31 AM
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Featherduster okay with Corals?
Are there any potential issues with keeping large featherduster worms (like Sabellidae) with LPS or SPS corals?
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05/13/2012, 04:48 AM
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I'm unaware of any potential issues between feather dusters and sps corals. There maybe some lps corals with stinging tentacles that could affect the duster. I think the bigger issue is that some fish love to eat feather dusters.
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05/13/2012, 07:44 AM
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Would you say the majority of fish safe for a coral tank would be safe with featherdusters? Any fish in particular known to have an affinity for them?
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05/13/2012, 09:29 AM
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I hear flame hawks will eat them. Too bad, they're such a cool fish, but I've had a few of my dusters for years and won't give them up.
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05/13/2012, 09:42 AM
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I haven't had any issues with my Feathers. I have 2 CoCos and 5 Feathers and have had no issues. I used to be worried about sweepers or my nem hitting the crown but don't believe it to be an issue. Keep in mind a Feather is really a type of bristleworm living in a tube it created with a crown it uses to gather food. It can release the crown if in imminent danger without physically hurting itself, so basically the crown is really just a means to food and not a vital extremity like a head. I do not believe that the crown getting hit by this stuff can cause any damage, at least the things that have hit mine haven't even bothered them in the least.
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05/13/2012, 02:43 PM
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IME, my Coco worms and Hawaiian feather dusters were never harmed by any of my corals. If a tentacle from an LPS coral happened to touch the crown of the feather duster, the crown would simply retract.
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05/13/2012, 02:54 PM
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