Help with Feather Dusters?

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aviationnut12

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Hey, I am pretty new at this but I have a question. I have two Hawaiian Feather Dusters in my 5 gal nano, and I have tried to get them to attach to my live rock but the current in the tank keeps pushing them away from the rock. Should I just bury them in the aragonite I have on the bottom? Also, I only bought one from my lfs, but there ended up being two total in the tubing. One of them looks unhealthy because it's tentacles are kind of droopy, and it is not very alert when compared to the other one. I feed Kent Marine Phyto-Plex about three times per week (one drop for each), and target feed once per week before I do my water change. Any suggestions would be helpful. I'll see if I can post a picture of the sick looking one. Thanks
 
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drnsee

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aviationnut12 said:
Hey, I am pretty new at this but I have a question. I have two Hawaiian Feather Dusters in my 5 gal nano, and I have tried to get them to attach to my live rock but the current in the tank keeps pushing them away from the rock. Should I just bury them in the aragonite I have on the bottom? Also, I only bought one from my lfs, but there ended up being two total in the tubing. One of them looks unhealthy because it's tentacles are kind of droopy, and it is not very alert when compared to the other one. I feed Kent Marine Phyto-Plex about three times per week (one drop for each), and target feed once per week before I do my water change. Any suggestions would be helpful. I'll see if I can post a picture of the sick looking one. Thanks
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How long have you had the feather dusters? In my experience, half the time they leave their tube when they get buried. They can leave whenever they are unhappy actually. At that time, they usually pick their own comfy spot and build a new tube. I would make sure your water quality is really good & SG is around 1.023 to 1.025...inverts tend to appreciate higher SG.
 
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