Aptasia? Feather duster? UFO? hehe

CMG · 04-11-2008, 10:34 PM

Here is something I found on a rock today. It was on the backside against another rock so I hadnt seen it before. I think it might be aptasia?? Thanks for your help!

It will suddenly close really fast. In this last pic you can see it inbetween the long white line and the green thingy in the hole all bunched up really tiny.

bcarleton · 04-11-2008, 10:37 PM

Not Aptasia. Looks like the standard feather duster to me. Got hundreds in my tank.

reefer4200 · 04-11-2008, 10:37 PM

definately a feather duster

Good for the tank jus filter feeds and u will probably notice hundreds eventually

reefer4200 · 04-11-2008, 10:59 PM

i was wondering why i thought i responded first and then looking at you did at the EXACT same time!! was freakin me out how everyone kept getting ahead of my posts LOL

This is the 3rd time today!!

CMG · 04-11-2008, 11:06 PM

YEEEESSSSSS! Something good in my tank! I have been battleing algae for a while now so this + my mushrooms reproducing a few days ago is putting me in a better mood!

So does the tube section of the feather duster live in a hole in the rock? Or is this a different kind that doesnt have a tube but instead just grows right on the side of a rock?

framerguy · 04-11-2008, 11:09 PM

It is the Bispira species of fan worm. It does have a tube inside the rock.

CMG · 04-12-2008, 01:05 AM

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Originally Posted by framerguy

It is the Bispira species of fan worm. It does have a tube inside the rock.

oooo, thanks for the scientific info, I will add that to my notes and look it up in my books. What a nerd huh? hehe

CMG · 04-12-2008, 01:18 AM

So I am reading about the Bispira (spiraled feather duster) in my "Marine Invertibrates" book by Ronald Shimek and he says, "Unfortunatley, they are likely to starve in most reef tanks. Need target feeding in most tanks to survive." That doesnt sound too good since I haven't been target feeding it. I dont even have phytoplankton to feed it. Does that come in the same little cubes as marine one and mysis shrimp?

djbacon · 04-12-2008, 01:40 AM

ive got about 2 dozen of them and in my experience (which is limited admittedly) they dont need a damn thing to flourish :-) they are actually really cool to watch and they seem to grow and reproduce quickly

CMG · 04-12-2008, 01:19 PM

dj: I was wondering why so many people buy/have them in their tanks if they are that hard to keep. Its just one persons oppinion after all. I like how responsive they are to their surroundings. I stick my hand up under the light so it casts a show where the duster is and he sucks right back into his tube!

lcstorc · 04-12-2008, 01:33 PM

Often they show up in new tanks and then slowly disappear. At least that is my experience.

framerguy · 04-12-2008, 03:25 PM

Lynn is dead on...they come and go, then come back again. The eat VERY micro foods, even DT's phyto is too large unless you blend the daylights out of it. An attatched fishless refugium with a clean up crew such as crabs is the best means to support them. The crabs create tiny planktonic foods in the foraging habits.

CMG · 04-12-2008, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by framerguy

Lynn is dead on...they come and go, then come back again. The eat VERY micro foods, even DT's phyto is too large unless you blend the daylights out of it. An attatched fishless refugium with a clean up crew such as crabs is the best means to support them. The crabs create tiny planktonic foods in the foraging habits.

Oh thanks a lot, I was actually going to ask if the best place for them would be the refugium. I dont have one quite yet but its embeded in the rock anyway so that wouldnt work for me.

04-11-2008, 10:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
CMG Torch coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sonoma County, CA Posts: 587 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Aptasia? Feather duster? UFO? hehe Here is something I found on a rock today. It was on the backside against another rock so I hadnt seen it before. I think it might be aptasia?? Thanks for your help! It will suddenly close really fast. In this last pic you can see it inbetween the long white line and the green thingy in the hole all bunched up really tiny. __________________ My Chronical: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wlr-setup.html 40g, Purple Dartfish (squirley), Banggai Cardinal (Spot), 3 sand sifting snails, 3 nerite snails and a golden banded shrimp (Batman).

04-11-2008, 10:37 PM	#2 (permalink)
bcarleton Fire Coral Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: south mississippi Posts: 69 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Aptasia? Feather duster? UFO? hehe Not Aptasia. Looks like the standard feather duster to me. Got hundreds in my tank.

04-11-2008, 10:37 PM	#3 (permalink)
reefer4200 Sea Pen Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hoffman Estates, IL Posts: 327 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Aptasia? Feather duster? UFO? hehe definately a feather duster Good for the tank jus filter feeds and u will probably notice hundreds eventually __________________ "All you can do is play along at life and hope that sometimes you get it right." DEXTER (\__/) This is patch. (@.*) Copy patch so Bunny will have another ally (> <) in his quest for world domination. Cheers!!

04-11-2008, 10:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
reefer4200 Sea Pen Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Hoffman Estates, IL Posts: 327 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Aptasia? Feather duster? UFO? hehe i was wondering why i thought i responded first and then looking at you did at the EXACT same time!! was freakin me out how everyone kept getting ahead of my posts LOL This is the 3rd time today!! __________________ "All you can do is play along at life and hope that sometimes you get it right." DEXTER (\__/) This is patch. (@.*) Copy patch so Bunny will have another ally (> <) in his quest for world domination. Cheers!!

04-11-2008, 11:06 PM	#5 (permalink)
CMG Torch coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sonoma County, CA Posts: 587 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Aptasia? Feather duster? UFO? hehe YEEEESSSSSS! Something good in my tank! I have been battleing algae for a while now so this + my mushrooms reproducing a few days ago is putting me in a better mood! So does the tube section of the feather duster live in a hole in the rock? Or is this a different kind that doesnt have a tube but instead just grows right on the side of a rock? __________________ My Chronical: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wlr-setup.html 40g, Purple Dartfish (squirley), Banggai Cardinal (Spot), 3 sand sifting snails, 3 nerite snails and a golden banded shrimp (Batman).

04-11-2008, 11:09 PM	#6 (permalink)
framerguy Manta Ray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 3,469 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Aptasia? Feather duster? UFO? hehe It is the Bispira species of fan worm. It does have a tube inside the rock. __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) Still Workin' on it! 375gDT built in wall, Gargantuan DIY Beckett Skimmer, 100g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, 75 gallon seagrass/mineral mud refugium, 55 gallon crushed coral/live rock refugium, 30 gallon DSB/ cheatomorpha refugium, algae turf scrubber, DIY calcium reactor, DIY kalkwasser mixer, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, etc, etc, etc... chronicles-akwareum

04-12-2008, 01:18 AM	#8 (permalink)
CMG Torch coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sonoma County, CA Posts: 587 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Aptasia? Feather duster? UFO? hehe So I am reading about the Bispira (spiraled feather duster) in my "Marine Invertibrates" book by Ronald Shimek and he says, "Unfortunatley, they are likely to starve in most reef tanks. Need target feeding in most tanks to survive." That doesnt sound too good since I haven't been target feeding it. I dont even have phytoplankton to feed it. Does that come in the same little cubes as marine one and mysis shrimp? __________________ My Chronical: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wlr-setup.html 40g, Purple Dartfish (squirley), Banggai Cardinal (Spot), 3 sand sifting snails, 3 nerite snails and a golden banded shrimp (Batman).

04-12-2008, 01:40 AM	#9 (permalink)
djbacon Torch coral Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: San Francisco Posts: 564 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Aptasia? Feather duster? UFO? hehe ive got about 2 dozen of them and in my experience (which is limited admittedly) they dont need a damn thing to flourish :-) they are actually really cool to watch and they seem to grow and reproduce quickly __________________ Check out my awesome 14g nanoreef in progress - http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...ater-tank.html The Nano Club - It's not the size of the reef. It's what's in it that counts

04-12-2008, 01:19 PM	#10 (permalink)
CMG Torch coral Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Sonoma County, CA Posts: 587 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Aptasia? Feather duster? UFO? hehe dj: I was wondering why so many people buy/have them in their tanks if they are that hard to keep. Its just one persons oppinion after all. I like how responsive they are to their surroundings. I stick my hand up under the light so it casts a show where the duster is and he sucks right back into his tube! __________________ My Chronical: http://www.reefsanctuary.com/forums/...wlr-setup.html 40g, Purple Dartfish (squirley), Banggai Cardinal (Spot), 3 sand sifting snails, 3 nerite snails and a golden banded shrimp (Batman).

04-12-2008, 01:33 PM	#11 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 19,905 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Aptasia? Feather duster? UFO? hehe Often they show up in new tanks and then slowly disappear. At least that is my experience. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g of sunshine Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back. In Loving Memory Of Z 01/22/07 - 08/19/08

04-12-2008, 03:25 PM	#12 (permalink)
framerguy Manta Ray Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Mount Airy, Ga Posts: 3,469 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Aptasia? Feather duster? UFO? hehe Lynn is dead on...they come and go, then come back again. The eat VERY micro foods, even DT's phyto is too large unless you blend the daylights out of it. An attatched fishless refugium with a clean up crew such as crabs is the best means to support them. The crabs create tiny planktonic foods in the foraging habits. __________________ ___________________________________ Greg All time fav quote: "Now and then it's good to pause in our pursuit of happiness and just be happy."-Guillaume Apollinaire "Being happy can be as easy as deciding to be!"-Greg Kimsey (framerguy) Still Workin' on it! 375gDT built in wall, Gargantuan DIY Beckett Skimmer, 100g sump, Sequence Hammerhead closed loop, 75 gallon seagrass/mineral mud refugium, 55 gallon crushed coral/live rock refugium, 30 gallon DSB/ cheatomorpha refugium, algae turf scrubber, DIY calcium reactor, DIY kalkwasser mixer, DIY light system w/4x 250MH & 4x54w T5, etc, etc, etc... chronicles-akwareum

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