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Old 09-29-2007, 07:53 PM
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This looks like a baby feather duster. It has the ability to open up and blossum, then it will suck itself back into the rock. there is no tube like a regular adult feather duster. Will these build those tubes? its very cool to watch these things most of my rock as at least a couple o these living on them. It is sort of a white and neon in color


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Old 09-29-2007, 09:08 PM
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When it sucks itself into itself do you see a tube or a hole? The first picture looks like a duster but the second picture looks like a polyp...
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Old 09-29-2007, 09:16 PM
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im pretty sure that is a baby hawaiian feather duster.
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Old 09-29-2007, 09:49 PM
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im pretty sure that is a baby hawaiian feather duster.
Yea, I have hundreds of little ones in my tank as well. Elliott I think they are hawaiian dusters as well. If you get several you can always trade some when larger. I have so many they are even starting to cover my DSB.
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Old 09-29-2007, 10:05 PM
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WOW!!! that is a lot. they can get up to around 9" in diameter!

I only have 2, but a bunch of smaller non-hawaiian versions.
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Old 09-29-2007, 10:11 PM
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I am betting anything that those are just little serpulid worms. If they have hard calcareous tubes, that is what you are looking at. I have many white and some cool looking red ones.
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Old 09-29-2007, 10:22 PM
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WOW!!! that is a lot. they can get up to around 9" in diameter!

I only have 2, but a bunch of smaller non-hawaiian versions.
yea, when they get larger I will be trading a lot to my LFS.
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Old 09-29-2007, 10:24 PM
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becky may be right as well.

I guess it depends where you got your rocks form. if the rocks not from hawaii, the dusters not hawaiian.
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I am betting anything that those are just little serpulid worms. If they have hard calcareous tubes, that is what you are looking at. I have many white and some cool looking red ones.
I wish they were, but the guy I bought my live rock from told me the fight I was in for. He said he was trading 10-15 a month to his LFS before he took the tank down. They are the hawaiian dusters with soft tubes. I do have a few of the serpulids though in both colors.
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I can think of worse things invading my tank.
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looked at some pics online they are serpulid worms. What can you guys tell me about them? I have a lot o them in there.
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Old 09-29-2007, 10:29 PM
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The same as your run of the mill featherduster. Filter feeders. They will not hurt anything. Enjoy!
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I can think of worse things invading my tank.
Yea, they will at least help a little on buying corals.
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