Featherdusters per gallon?!?! - Aquarium Advice

schulze · 10-30-2006, 04:33 PM

After having my tank set up for 2 months now, i just made a new discovery, LOL. For the longest time I only thought i had 2 feather dusters in my 20 gallon. I just now counted 11. But there are also these little white things everywhere (walls and rock) that look like they could be baby feather dusters (giving me like 200+ of 'em). Is this possible and is it okay?

**roka64** · 10-30-2006, 04:34 PM

Yes and yes. They are filter feeders and will ebb and flow with food population.

**melosu58** · 10-30-2006, 08:11 PM

Their abundance dictates you have a mature stable tank. As Scott said they are filter feeders and will help to remove excessive nutrients from your tank.

flamingonhot · 11-01-2006, 06:33 PM

The little things your seeing are like feeather dusters, but they aren't them persay. I cant remember, but they are a different type that only get a few millimeters across. I have them everywhere in my sw tanks also, they take over everything. I use filter feeder stuff for my gorgonians and polyps so they go nuts and flourish.

10-30-2006, 04:33 PM	#1
schulze Aquarium Advice Regular Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Harrisonburg, VA & Montross, VA Posts: 55 Images: 3	Featherdusters per gallon?!?! After having my tank set up for 2 months now, i just made a new discovery, LOL. For the longest time I only thought i had 2 feather dusters in my 20 gallon. I just now counted 11. But there are also these little white things everywhere (walls and rock) that look like they could be baby feather dusters (giving me like 200+ of 'em). Is this possible and is it okay?

11-01-2006, 06:33 PM	#4
flamingonhot Aquarium Advice FINatic Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: nekoosa,wisconsin Posts: 592 Images: 2	The little things your seeing are like feeather dusters, but they aren't them persay. I cant remember, but they are a different type that only get a few millimeters across. I have them everywhere in my sw tanks also, they take over everything. I use filter feeder stuff for my gorgonians and polyps so they go nuts and flourish. __________________ I'm tired of getting pointless messages. If your going to start a conversation or ask me something, keep up with it.

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