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I'm getting a lot of red feather dusters on the rocks. It started just 2-3 now its more like 20-25 on most of my rocks! Are they pesky like aptaisia? They have a white shell/tube with red feather.
Little red feather dusters-Pests?
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skyedolphan
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they are fine and good filter feaders they do multiply rather quickly my sand bed at nite looks like a sheet of waving hands but I like it their our some fish that love these guys I can only think of copperbanded and other butterflies at he moment fo lack of caffiene yet.
AbbeyRoad
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Ditto what Dudge said.
I used to have a ton of the smaller white and purple featherdusters covering my rocks, sand and tank walls. I liked them but they were getting a little out of control. I didnt have the heart to just scrape them off the walls. But i got a CBB and he took care of all of them over 2 nights. I havent seen him go after anything else after the dusters were gone.
HTH,
Abbey
I used to have a ton of the smaller white and purple featherdusters covering my rocks, sand and tank walls. I liked them but they were getting a little out of control. I didnt have the heart to just scrape them off the walls. But i got a CBB and he took care of all of them over 2 nights. I havent seen him go after anything else after the dusters were gone.
HTH,
Abbey
Greg Hiller
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I've never seen these critters get out of control, I have the red and white forms in many tanks. They are an excellent natural particulate filter for your tank/system. I would encourage their growth. I think the red ones are kind of pretty myself.
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Greg Hiller said:
yes indeed....i'll leave them alone then.
Scuba_Dave
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I have seen a few red ones, would prefer them over white
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I wonder if thats the reason why the duster is multiplying like crazy. I feed two capful of phyto every other day for my clams.
