Feather Duster went missing?

[Dkmoo]

Hi All,

I added a few feather dusters last week and glued them to a rock. today i noticed a couple had gone missing? They didn't just retract back to the tube, but the tube itself is either all gone (for one) and reduced by 1/2 (the other). is something eating it or did they just move to a different spot and is now hiding/rebuilding the tube?

I know from googling that copperbands/peppermints pick on them but i have neither. I have an emerald, a pistol shrimp, and some blue/red leg hermits. don't think any of my fish would eat it

I have a few old feathers that's been doing fine for a couple of years now so it could just be that these new ones didn't survive and the CUC finished the job, but they did open up pretty well and didn't show any sign of trouble the last few days (ie, no lost feathers, etc..)

 

[REEFTIDE]

What fish do you have in the tank?

 

[Dkmoo]

What fish do you have in the tank?

clowns, cardinal, black cap basslet, neon gobi, orange spot gobi.

 

[Sosuke]

It may not have been happy being glued to a rock, feather dusters like to attach themselves to things themselves and sometimes they will leave their tubes and find a new location, if it did leave the tube there's a chance it got eaten or in a location you can't see.

 

[Dkmoo]

It may not have been happy being glued to a rock, feather dusters like to attach themselves to things themselves and sometimes they will leave their tubes and find a new location, if it did leave the tube there's a chance it got eaten or in a location you can't see.

TY - i'll keep an eye out for them next few days. there's one new one left that i glued, he seems to be happy/doing fine but is a diff species so that might have something to do with it.

 

[Sosuke]

TY - i'll keep an eye out for them next few days. there's one new one left that i glued, he seems to be happy/doing fine but is a diff species so that might have something to do with it.

Yep just keep a look out for the rest, if they're gone probably looking for a home.

 

[REEFTIDE]

Dang I was hoping your fish selection would tell me a little bit more