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| Posted | Feather duster problem |
| 31-05-2006 23:38 by tommy |
hello .. yesturday i brough a feather duster for my tank and it was out all day .. 2 day it has not come out at all ... is this normal or is it dead .. how do i no if it is dead |
| 31-05-2006 23:44 by craig |
hiya mate i got 2 of these other week one stayed out all time other never camre out rang fish shop and they took it back said sometimes worm leaves the tube to go in to rock also depends were you have got tube lodged in to rock if it is above were the top of worm is it wont come out feel the tube if it feels firm worm is there if not and it feels soft and rubbery then no worm |
| 31-05-2006 23:47 by tommy |
so w.e happnes it will be in my tank and still survive ?? |
| 31-05-2006 23:59 by craig |
it may be in tank or it may be in tube as i said feel the tube if its firm the worms in it also my lfs advised me to gently squeze ends of tube if it is near unopen end it will move up my advice is to take it back to shop my both saty out nearly all time now only go back in to clean feathers and if touched |
| 01-06-2006 00:00 by craig |
forgot to say you can feel it move in tube if still alive |
| 01-06-2006 00:01 by wayne |
THEY OFTEN SHOOT THIER HEAD THESE GROW BACK WITHIN 4-6 WEEKS I BUY 200 AT A TIME SO AM SOME WHAT AN EXPERT,LOL PICK IT UP IF ITS STILL ALIVE IN THIER THEN YOULL FEEL IT MOVE JUST SQUEEZE THE TUBE FROM THE BOTTOM AND WORK UP IF IT THIER IT WILL APPEAR AT THE TOP POSSIBLE WITHOUT A HEAD , IF IT HAS NO HEAD THE ,JUST BURY IT UNDER THE SUBSTRAITE AND BEFORE YOU KNOW IT IT WILL POKE OUT AGAIN , IF ITS DEAD THEN IT WILL STINK,IF ITS GONE THEN YOU PROBABLY NEVER HAD ONE IN THE TUBE IN THE FIRST PLACE .YOU SHOULD BUY FROM ME MINE ARE LARGE AND CHEAP 7.49 EACH I SELL THEM FOR ,CHECK OUT TUBEWORMS ON EBAY ,MY USER NAME IS MOANINGALISON8 |
| 01-06-2006 00:03 by craig |
wayne one of mine now really spreads feathers out alot is this normal how can you tell if they are getting enough food i feed mine daily by using my frozen food putting hand ablove feathers and aloowing it to defrost i am also gonna start feeding them marine snow |
| 01-06-2006 00:08 by wayne |
CRAIG I WOULD NT BOTHER , THE FEATHERS ARE THIER PRIMARY FOOD SOURCE (FGOR CATCHING IT ANYWAY)IN THE WILD THE SHOOT THIER HEADS WHEN THREATENED , THEY ALSO PRODUCE THIER OWN FOOD INSIDE THEMSELVES ,AND THEY CAN LAST FOR AN ABSOLUTE AGE ON THAT FOOD SOURCE.A HEALTHY WORM SHOULD BE OUT 90 % OF THE TIME WHEN YOU LIGHTS ARE ON ,HOW MUCH DO YOU PAY FOR YOUR TUBEWORMS? |
| 01-06-2006 00:09 by craig |
i payed 7.50 each for them from my lfs they stay out nearly all time dont think they hardly ever go in do they reproduce |
| 01-06-2006 00:12 by wayne |
THEY SEGMENT LIKE NORMAL GARDEN WORMS , I DONT KNOW ABOUT CHOPPING THEM YOURSELF THOUGH , WHERE ARE YOU FROM? |
| 01-06-2006 00:18 by paul stevens |
I thought that the only time the Feather duster comes out is when the wife gets it out.  |
| 01-06-2006 00:22 by craig |
here are my worms taken now
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| 01-06-2006 00:22 by craig |
blackpool |
| 01-06-2006 09:33 by Alan |
I've got thousands of tube worms in my tank not the big ones but the little ones they have multiplied at an alarming rate.
Incidentally they do sometimes leave the tube and go elsewhere Ihad one do this so don't be surprised if it turns up at the other end of the tank or something like that equally if they want to be closer to the substrate they will shrink back down the tube burrow a bit and then chew the unwanted bit off of their tube give it time. |
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