How Do You Feel About Feather Dusters?

[New2Saltwater]

Hello all! I am new to saltwater and wanted your opinions and experience with feather dusters. Are there any benefits to having them? Is the care level easy? Do they requirement special lighting?

 

[eatbreakfast]

Very easy to care for, they are nonphotosynthetic, so lighting doesn't matter. They don't have any benefit other than aesthetics, but can fill in a low light area nicely.

 

[New2Saltwater]

Very easy to care for, they are nonphotosynthetic, so lighting doesn't matter. They don't have any benefit other than aesthetics, but can fill in a low light area nicely.

Thank you. I think I am going to try one.

 

[FL_Reefer]

They are great in any reef tank, you basically have to do nothing for them. Easy to take care of and I personally think they are cool. When I got into the hobby it was one of the first thing I had.

 

[New2Saltwater]

Awesome!!!

They are great in any reef tank, you basically have to do nothing for them. Easy to take care of and I personally think they are cool. When I got into the hobby it was one of the first thing I had.

 

[Jimbo662]

Since they are filter feeders, when I had some, I made sure I fed a food that had tiny particles that would suspend in the current to feed them to make sure they were getting enough to eat.

 

[Scubado63]

I have had a few of them, but something keeps eating them, so keep watch and see if anything is picking at them...I gave up on them

 

[New2Saltwater]

Since they are filter feeders, when I had some, I made sure I fed a food that had tiny particles that would suspend in the current to feed them to make sure they were getting enough to eat.

Thank you for the tip

 

[Mark3]

I have had a few of them, but something keeps eating them, so keep watch and see if anything is picking at them...I gave up on them

Copper Band fish will eat them in a hurry....I had 5 dusters and when I added a copperband to the tank... the dusters were gone the very first night, didn't even take him 24 hours to eat them all. Then about three or four months later, the copperband died....maybe I should of got more dusters for him to eat?

 

[ryarnall3772]

I had a few in my tank..I'm pretty sure the peppermint shrimp I added to take care of some aptasia wiped them out instead

 

[OGFrenchHorn]

They're cool. They're awesome filter feeders and if conditions are right they spread quickly

 

[BkReefBaby]

Lol your name is funny what happens 4yrs down the road when you're no longer new 2 saltwater?

 

[p.pep85]

my shrimp and crabs always ate them!

 

[4FordFamily]

They're often a tasty snack for wrasse and copperband butterflies also

 

[New2Saltwater]

I had a few in my tank..I'm pretty sure the peppermint shrimp I added to take care of some aptasia wiped them out instead

Oh man I have a peppermint shrimp, so maybe not a good idea.

 

[New2Saltwater]

Lol your name is funny what happens 4yrs down the road when you're no longer new 2 saltwater?

I'm glad my name is humorous to you. I am more concern with learning about the hobby than an username.