Featherduster worm
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Topic: Featherduster worm
Posted By: Guests
Subject: Featherduster worm
Date Posted: April 04 2005 at 10:27pm
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If a featherduster worm loses his fan will he grow it back?
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Posted By: Simple
Date Posted: April 04 2005 at 10:45pm
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Hello everyone,
It's my understanding that they can lose the duster and play dead for a variety of reasons. While this definately isn't a good sign, it doesn't mean the duster is dead yet. Give the worm a few weeks and it will probably regrow another much smaller head. From what I've read this problem is usually associated with starvation. FDW, especially the large hawaiian variety require large amounts of phyto to survive. Hope that helps, Chris ------------- Ascult� tot, dar nu crede tot. Believe nothing of what you hear, and only half of what you see. |
Ben Hodges wrote:Posted By: Suzy
Date Posted: April 05 2005 at 1:40pm
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I might know a place where you can get some yummy phyto! If
you are trying to keep filter feeders, I think you might want to try and grow it. It's the easiest thing I do for my tank. |
Posted By: pmpt
Date Posted: April 05 2005 at 2:20pm
| Mine lost all its "feathers" and I thought it was dead. I left it in there for a month or so, decided I better pull the tube out and when I did, there was still a living worm in it. So I figured what the heck. I through him back in there and he regrew his "feathers" after another week or two. Give em time. They are typically pretty hardy. |
Posted By: Guests
Date Posted: April 05 2005 at 7:30pm
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Well thanks my featherduster lost his feathers when I decided to move him. |