Can a Feather Duster Worm move its Entire Tube

[VVolfe]

Bought and introduced a feather duster worm on Friday, 10/1. I anchored it lightly in the sand. It stayed put overnight. On 10/3, the tube was fully exposed on the top of the sand bed but it was still in the same spot but angled slightly differently. This evening, 10/4, it has moved slightly to the side of the live rock about 4 inches at as if it has turned and slid. This is moving in to between rocks where the line of flow is on that side of the tank.

I’ve heard they exit their tubes and rebuild if they want to relocate but somehow this one seems to be creeping across the tank. Should I suspect the fish are moving it?

 

[blaxsun]

While they can shift to a different location if they’re not entirely happy, more often than not they’re inadvertently moved around by the cleanup crew.

Long tentacle anemones will definitely find a better spot - even if it means climbing over rocks.

 

[VVolfe]

While they can shift to a different location if they’re not entirely happy, more often than not they’re inadvertently moved around by the cleanup crew.

Long tentacle anemones will definitely find a better spot - even if it means climbing over rocks.

Thanks! I didn’t even think about the cleanup crew. Sneaky snails!

 

[blaxsun]

Thanks! I didn’t even think about the cleanup crew. Sneaky snails!

My spider conch plowed my purple feather duster over the other day trying to scale an adjacent rock. After I removed the conch I noticed that the feather had relocated about an inch back and burrowed another 0.5-1” into the substrate.