will a dead-feather duster come back to life?

[uscamaro]

I was staring at my liverock in the water and noticed 2 feather-dusters that were dead and stuck to the side (almost a fossilized look). The LR has been in the tank for about 1.5 weeks and I was wondering what the chances were for them to come back to life. I'm really looking to find some more interesting hitchhikers than 3 snails.

 

[austinsdad]

Nothing dead comes back to life, even in an aquarium.

 

[Ziggy953]

Feather dusters depend on nutrients in the water column to live. If you don't have a very well established system yet they may or may not make it. As your system ages you will see them come and go.

 

[Jason7894561230]

I heard that feather dusters are actually a worm not a coral

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

You heard correct.

 

[Kurt_Nelson]

...The LR has been in the tank for about 1.5 weeks ...I'm really looking to find some more interesting hitchhikers than 3 snails.

Watch what you wish for! Some hitchikers may be more "interesting" than others! Don't worry... pretty sure you'll find more as the months progress. I started my tank in 2006 and am *still* finding things I didn't know I had.