Feather Duster feeding

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Hey y’all. I just got a feather duster and was wondering if direct feeding it reef roids once a week is enough food for it (aside from what it filters from me feeding mysis to my fish)? Does it need live phyto? Is once a week enough or more often?

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some others can prob answer better but they seem to like very fine particulate food/plankton. Jake Adam’s feeds his x-mas worms a plethora of prepared fine foods (he has a reefbuilders video on his coral food).

frequency of feed is hard...many reports that they look ok but are actually starving or don’t make it past a year. I would think size and maturity as well as fish population of the tank all matter in terms of frequency. I also would think ever present food in the water column is what they want. Some feed phyto daily and others x times weekly...maybe start where you are comfortable and monitor water quality as well as worm behavior (is it always out and feeding and defecating?). I feed my tank a capful of concentrated phyto daily to keep dusters fed (at least I think) as well as roids and other particulate foods when I feed corals/fish.

just curious is it a Hawaiian duster or another kind?
 
some others can prob answer better but they seem to like very fine particulate food/plankton. Jake Adam’s feeds his x-mas worms a plethora of prepared fine foods (he has a reefbuilders video on his coral food).

frequency of feed is hard...many reports that they look ok but are actually starving or don’t make it past a year. I would think size and maturity as well as fish population of the tank all matter in terms of frequency. I also would think ever present food in the water column is what they want. Some feed phyto daily and others x times weekly...maybe start where you are comfortable and monitor water quality as well as worm behavior (is it always out and feeding and defecating?). I feed my tank a capful of concentrated phyto daily to keep dusters fed (at least I think) as well as roids and other particulate foods when I feed corals/fish.

just curious is it a Hawaiian duster or another kind?
It is a golden feather duster (Sabellastarte sp.) Not sure which that is
 
Cool, i find that those with soft shells have a easier time in my tank. All of them seem extremely sensitive to having constant low flow on them.
a search on BRS for “feather duster food” brings up a whole host of potential options too
 
Once a week direct feeding is not enough. Mine get fed at least twice a day with fine food like phyto or oyster eggs
 

HOW MUCH DOES A FISH’S FEEDING REQUIREMENTS AFFECT YOUR STOCKING DECISIONS?

  • A lot! - I avoid fish that require frequent or specialized feeding

    Votes: 20 32.8%
  • Quite a bit, but an automatic feeder can change my answer

    Votes: 8 13.1%
  • It depends on whether my nutrient export can handle it

    Votes: 9 14.8%
  • It depends on how badly I want the fish

    Votes: 12 19.7%
  • Not much. I’m willing to adjust my routine

    Votes: 9 14.8%
  • Not at all. Feeding demands don’t limit my stocking choices

    Votes: 11 18.0%
  • I usually learn about the demanding feeding schedule after buying the fish!

    Votes: 2 3.3%
  • I haven’t really considered this before

    Votes: 4 6.6%
  • Something else (see my comments in the thread)

    Votes: 2 3.3%
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