cloudy water and a death

[ltt83]

sigh...i went fishing this morning befor my lights came on and when i got home and showered it was feeding time...i noticed that the water was a bit cloudy and then i looked at my featherduster and the duster part was detatched fromt he rest of the body....could it be an amonia spike?

 

[kraze3]

check your ammonia level...

 

[hairymushroom]

Have you chucked the worm out ? they can regrow their dusters under the right condition.

 

[shilo_1]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7360031#post7360031 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by hairymushroom
Have you chucked the worm out ? they can regrow their dusters under the right condition.

I've heard that that is an old wives tale.....

 

[bertoni]

If the fan worm is alive has enough energy reserves, it'll regrow its fan, usually smaller, though. There's some notes on the process here on RC, if anyone wants to do a search. Losing the fan is a bad sign, though. I agree that an ammonia test would be a good idea.

 

[KEITHMC]

i have read that they will drop their heads when they spawn also!

 

[ltt83]

did an ammonia test 1 test read <.25(tetra test i believe) the other read about 1ppm(sea chem) i tested it about 2 weeks ago and it still reads the same o nitirites and about 4ppm nitirates

 

[jumpincactus]

What is the age of your tank, just done cycling? mature tank?, Type of setup? reef fowlr etcgive some more description of the tank for better insight............