Featherduster dieing?

[Lentzjj]

Ok well in just got a featherduster from aquatics depot.com. when we got him he was out of his tube. He seemed to start making a new tube in the tank over the last 2 days. We'll today was waterchange day and I think it was too much stress for him and he shed his crown.
Do you think he has any chance of survival or should I pull him out now?

 

[BoneXriffic]

Shedding a crown means he isnt happy but isnt a death sentence. Make sure water parameters are good and they he is left in peace to rebuild his tube

 

[Lentzjj]

He's barely moving now

 

[BoneXriffic]

Whats the water parameters?

 

[Lentzjj]

Well like I said just did a water change but 1.025 s
0 nitrate
Ph 8.2
0 amonia
Nitrate was through the roof
8 alkalinity
Just got a brs 5 stage rodi for this change did 15 gal in a 50 gal system.

 

[Lentzjj]

That's with a red sea kit

 

[BoneXriffic]

How long has this tank been running and what else is living in the tank? More water changes may be needed to help nitrates. Maybe 25 gal if possible

 

[Lentzjj]

About 3 months I have 2 small cardinals and a small bleeny....some corals and cuc

 

[Celtic_Fox]

If he grows a new crown and it's smaller than the previous one, then it's probable that he's starving and will eventually perish. This sometimes takes multiple molts, but a smaller crown is not good and is a sign that you need to increase the food type / particle size that that particular feather duster likes...

It's also possible that he was not getting enough food at the distributor and/or LFS and will do better in your tank.

But hopefully it was just the stress of shipping and/or maybe just bad timing that he lost his crown when he did, and will soon grow a full crown again.

EDIT: Sorry to post to a year old thread. Found it via a search for feather duster and didn't notice the post dates...