matt_trace

hi just brought this piece of live rock its been in the tank an hour and something popped out the side of it i think its a feather duster but just wanted to make sure im right?
thanks

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matt6765

yep it is...... your talking about the thing on the left right

matt_trace

yes i am talking about that sorry didnt make it bit clearer

matt6765

yea thats what it looks like.... my LFS sells those and they look indenticle

harpua2002

Neat! You have a nice looking feather duster and a colony of rhodactis mushrooms.

MizRamzi

I want a colony too!!!

matt6765

do feather duster really grow that quick They can grow that big in a hour......

harpua2002

Matt, it isn't that the duster is growing, it's that it can retract itself inside the tube when it feels threatened. The feathery part of the duster is the crown, which allows it to filter feed. That's generally the only part of the worm you'll see... but ours completely left the tube once to build a new tube for itself in another part of the tank, so we actually got to check it out. The rest of the worm looks pretty gross, LOL.

matt6765

Oh that is so cool Why did it move?

harpua2002

Not sure. I guess it didn't like where we put it!

matt6765

WOW..... maybe it was not getting food in the spot so it moved.... that is a sight I would want to see

harpua2002

LOL.... there is a HOB filter plus 2 Koralias, and we feed phytoplankton a couple times a week. Seems it could get food anywhere in the tank, but I guess we'll never know.....

matt6765

yea....... well you never know I guess.....

matt_trace

haha bless matt this cracked me up sorry not taking the ****

matt6765

hey I dont have a SW tank so I did not know..... but I might get one for Christmas

matt_trace

im sorry ...... yeah get one but get a big 1 ive only been doing sw for few months and already upgraded my tank 3 times lol there so addictive