Duster reproducing

[patchesj]

I have a few feather dusters that snuck in on a coral fragment. They have calcerous tubes and have been growing at a decent rate. I noticed last night that one of them was sticking VERY far out of the tube and began to excrete a bubble of some type round the neck of the tube, that was filled with very small pink spheres. The only think I can think of, is that it is reproducing in some way. I'm trying to get the photo off my phone so I can post it. Very cool.... At least I think.

 

[patchesj]

Hmm. No one has any idea what this thing is doing?

 

[biggles]

Can't help you with what it's up to but it's very cool and i'm interested to know too

 

[patchesj]

Well, the duster released the small pink spheres from the sack it excreted. It really looks like it reproduced. No way of knowing where in the tank the spheres ended up..

 

[patchesj]

Wow. So it's done it again!! According to my Apex it was a "new moon" 2 nights ago. I think the last time it did this was early in the lunar cycle as well. Same mucus like bubble with tiny pink spheres.

 

[Alberta-newb]

Very cool! I think it's quite possible that it is reproducing. I had a spawning pair of potters angels and I noted they were always most active right around the new moon. Probably gives eggs the best chance when there's no moonlight for predators to see them?