Feather duster expected life span vs your experience

[Hairyteeth]

What’s up everybody, I am curious how long everybody has been able to keep a feather duster alive?
I have a Hawaiian feather duster that just seems to grow and grow… I see info stating that they live to 1-1.5 years old? I feel like I’ve read somewhere that there is one in a German aquarium that’sbeen alive for 40 years!?!
So what’s your experience with those duster and how long have they been kicking?

 

[MoMoTheMonster]

What’s up everybody, I am curious how long everybody has been able to keep a feather duster alive?
I have a Hawaiian feather duster that just seems to grow and grow… I see info stating that they live to 1-1.5 years old? I feel like I’ve read somewhere that there is one in a German aquarium that’sbeen alive for 40 years!?!
So what’s your experience with those duster and how long have they been kicking?

I've had my feather duster for a 1 year and about 7-8 months now and it's happy and healthy. I did think I lost it over a year ago when I was having some tank problems and it lost its crown but after a week or so it came back and has been fine ever since. I hope to have it much longer

 

[Hairyteeth]

I've had my feather duster for a 1 year and about 7-8 months now and it's happy and healthy. I did think I lost it over a year ago when I was having some tank problems and it lost its crown but after a week or so it came back and has been fine ever since. I hope to have it much longer

Love it!
Mine also lost its crown, was in the first two months of having it, it was me I was learning with my first tank and very young and unstable tank with a rookie at the wheel driving fast….it’s been flourishing since and has attempted to spawn once, 2.6 years in my tank and going strong

 

[Hairyteeth]

Anyone else have some life span info on a Friday morning?

 

[Enderg60]

I had one for about 3 years until I took the tank down. I had it under a ledge getting medium flow.

 

[Sharkbait19]

Got a large one as a hitchhiker a year and a half ago, still kicking.

 

[Hairyteeth]

I had one for about 3 years until I took the tank down. I had it under a ledge getting medium flow.

That awesome, mines in med flow as well….how tall did it get?

 

[Hairyteeth]

Got a large one as a hitchhiker a year and a half ago, still kicking.

Love it! Do you broadcast feed any small particulates?

 

[TheDragonsReef]

Got one going on 2.5 years

 

[Hairyteeth]

Got one going on 2.5 years

Yeah!!! Sounds like a bunch of em going strong past the 1-1.5 years

 

[Kmst80]

I got to many to count or observe, all hitchhikers and seem to pop up here and there. Tank is 9 month old and most of them in it from the start.

 

[Hairyteeth]

I got to many to count or observe, all hitchhikers and seem to pop up here and there. Tank is 9 month old and most of them in it from the start.

I’m really interested in the big ones life span, the little ones are too hard to keep track of lol

 

[Kmst80]

I’m really interested in the big ones life span, the little ones are too hard to keep track of lol

Only got one big one...but it's a coco worm. I love the worms

 

[Hairyteeth]

Only got one big one...but it's a coco worm. I love the worms

That’s a nice one!!!

 

[Kmst80]

That’s a nice one!!!

Got pictures of yours?

 

[Hairyteeth]

Here’s the big one in my nano, got a smaller one in the bigger tank but no photos

 

[Hairyteeth]

That’s an old picture from October…I’ll post it’s current size when I get home, it’s grown 2” taller since

 

[Kmst80]

That’s an old picture from October…I’ll post it’s current size when I get home, it’s grown 2” taller since

What do you feed?...Phyto?

 

[o2manyfish]

I've had Hawaiian Feather Dusters last 10+ years. The little Yellow ones only maybe 2 years. Coco Worms my record is almost 4 years.

Dave B

 

[Hairyteeth]

What do you feed?...Phyto?

Phyto, reefroids, aminos and frozen pod slurry