Wild Caught Feather Duster - what if..?

[André Brasil]

So. . .i went diving today and couldn't resist tho cool looking feather dusters I saw

I caught two of them. Just to make sure I didn't hurt the worm as I cut it off, I took the whole tube, which is pretty large for my 11g.

My question is: would it be OK to cut the tube to better fit my tank, or may the worm be the actual length of the tube, and cutting it would hurt / kill him?

Thanks!

 

[saltyfilmfolks]

A worm that large you’re going to have great difficulty feeding it In Tank that small.

I wouldn’t cut it if it were you.

 

[Crabs McJones]

A worm that large you’re going to have great difficulty feeding it In Tank that small.

I wouldn’t cut it if it were you.

Agreed. Dont cut it, you risk cutting the worm itself. Probably would be best to put it back where you found it.

 

[André Brasil]

Maybe an image will help give you guys the right idea of what I'm referring to.

I might be wrong but I don't feel the duster itself is too big for the tank, but the tube is rather long and hard to place.

Do you guys maintain your opinions after seeing the images?

 

[Crabs McJones]

Leave them. Dont cut them. They're in there and open. I wouldnt mess with them any firther.

 

[cristata.reef]

Where did you find these? (like what country do you live in?). Water conditions may be different than that of your tank

 

[André Brasil]

I live in the Azores. The only water parameter that's going to be off is temperature. Tank is run at 27 Celsius and water temperature was at 24 degrees where I found them...floated them before adding of course...

 

[cristata.reef]

As long as it acclimates to temperature it should be fine then.