Featherdusters lost their crown

[dmolavi]

I have 2 in my tank and both lost their crown in the past 3 days. Nothing has changed, params are pristine. Do they do this from time to time or is it strictly a stress thing?

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[Sniperhank]

Stress is the only reason I'm aware of for dusters to ditch their crowns.

 

[Spechty37]

Happen to me about 8 months ago and they grew back

 

[dmolavi]

How long did it take?

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[Spechty37]

About a month or so

 

[dmolavi]

OK, I've also read that they will drop them if they move to make a new tube or if they are going to spawn. They've been in the tank for months and haven't hand any problems.

So...how big are the worms themselves if I happen to see it crawling across the tank somewhere?

 

[Spechty37]

I had a crab that was after mine I think that's why my dropped. I have two and the both dropped there's the same night and both came out of there tubes one was about an inch and believe it or not I found him and took him and his tube and stuck him in another tank I picked the worm up a actually started him back in his tube and he slide right back in. The other one I though the crab eat him and about a month or so later I seen his new feathers sticking out from under a rock so I just left him there lol