Bought him a couple days ago. He was buried in the substrate at the lfs with just the feathery part sticking out. The entire tube has substrate stuck to it. Anyways the day after I added him to my tank I noticed 2/3rds of the substrate tube is now empty and I have yet to see the feathers emerge. I checked at night too.
Is my feather duster dead?
- Thread starter Poonaka
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My ammonia and nitrites are 0. My nitrates are around 30ppm. I used the turkey baster acclimating method over a one hour period. I also kept him under water the entire time.
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Over 7 months
Jess
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Well if you've had other feather dusters that were fine, I'd say maybe this is a "fluke"... or maybe it will bounce back like I said. Really hard to say. Sorry I don't have further info for you. Maybe someone else will chime in. I've had some that do great, and others that just don't make it.
Np I appreciate the help. Guess I will hope for the best.
Jess
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True but if it's "hiding" in there you may not see it and it will appear empty. My current feather duster does this to me all the time! Just a thought...
However if you pick the tube up and there is literally nothing in side then yes, d-e-a-d-.
Oakhouse
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Good call! I didn't even think of it.
lol... I have one at the moment tubeless! It doesn't seem to be in any hurry to build a new one, and is definitely still alive. Nor is it in any hurry to bury itself.
I hope that's the case. I'll have to keep an eye out for him.
I'll be doing a 30% water change either tomorrow or the day after. Going to do that weekly until my nitrates are under control. I was mixed up early and assumed nitrates lower than 50 ppm was ok.
