Feather Duster left its tube-Updated

[DracoKat]

Hey all,

I just noticed one of my 3 feather dusters has left it's tube, after being in the same place for 3 months. He's alive, moving around and still has his crown.

Water testing is to par. No change in lighting or habits.
I don't think any of the fish has been picking on it.

Any ideas why it left its tube? Will it be OK?
Anything I can do for it?

 

[ahiggins]

he looks bleached?
Thats really weird, Ive never seen one like that before :eek:

 

[DracoKat]

his color was always neon green, since the day I got him from LA. LA called it "Yellow Dwarf Feather Duster"

 

[DracoKat]

Photo doesn't show justice

 

[Roboson]

He's unhappy with his location. He's trying to find another, but he's super vulnerable.

 

[ritter6788]

It likely left its tube because it is stressed but hard to say why. Best thing is to just leave it or nudge it to a safe place and hope it rebuilds the tube. Really not anything you can do to force it to recover.

 

[DracoKat]

It's been a week since he left his tube. He's still without tube, and still alive. I've seen him move around and still has his crown on.

I thought it'd take a few days for them to make a new tube. What can I do at this point?

 

[LostInTheDark]

Mine abandoned his tube also after a few months. He is now happily attached in the back of the tank where I can't really see him. He set up shop in low flow, low light.