Feather duster question

[thakidjoe]

Hello everyone I have a question on my duster. Do they reproduce? Because mine have 2 antenna looking. Things coming out on its side about two inches from the head of it

 

[thakidjoe]

 

[thakidjoe]

moved sand around the duster and they are attached to the duster. and I only have 1 duster

 

[michaelis88]

thats like algae to me,not feather duster

 

[thakidjoe]

ok. How do I remove it from the duster?
. it has a bump growing on the side of the duster.

 

[Oxylebius]

I'd leave it alone for now and not mess with it. It might take care of itself. It you mess with the duster too much it may not be happy about it. If you want to do something about it, then pile some sand on it. But, my advice is not mess with it.

 

[thakidjoe]

Thanks for all of your help. I will leave alone and see what happens down the road.

 

[DianaKay]

Thanks for all of your help. I will leave alone and see what happens down the road.

Update with any changes you see. It is really strange looking. Is the growth GREEN?
(Can't tell the color from the picture very well)
Anyway, would appreciate an update

 

[slfcaptain]

It looks like a red macro algae. I have some growing in on a cerith for the past 6 months. It is very slow growing and has not spread anywhere else. Unfortunately I don't remember the name but i'll dig around to find the info I found. From what I read it grows so slow that it rarely becomes a nuisance. I'll post a pick of my snail in a moment.


steve

 

[slfcaptain]

Here he is.



Even when he is underground the stalks stick out like a periscope.

steve

 

[DianaKay]

Cool picture Steve! I bet that's what's on the Feather Dusters tube.
My Green Bubble Algae came in on a feather duster's tube....
And I've had GBA somewhere in my tank ever since then.

 

[thakidjoe]

Well at this time it is clear with very light white and a brownish tip. growing from the body of the duster. I will keep you updated on what it does over time.

 

[thakidjoe]

thanks for the help and the reference pics very helpful.

 

[slfcaptain]

Take a look at this page
http://marineplantbook.com/marineplantbookredalgae.htm

I think I settled on Halymenia elongata because my algae doesn't branch. Of coarse this is no scientific identification just the best I could do with my limited knowledge and Google.

Since mine grows so slow I let it be.

steve

 

[thakidjoe]

Ok as requested here is an update on the growth on the feather duster. After 15 days.






Hope these photos help

 

[thakidjoe]

Re: Feather duster question (update 12-22-2013)

update

 

[DianaKay]

Looks like some kind of macro algae growth to me....still not sure

 

[slfcaptain]

Is it starting to branch?

steve

 

[Mike Johnson]

Doesn't look like any algae to me. Kind of resembles a baby Gorgonian. Definitely leave it alone and see what it turns into for now.

 

[thakidjoe]

Yes it's starting to branch and it is also starting to grow more all the way down the dusters body. Will this hurt the duster?