Looking for dusters(worms not the car)

[garvin90]

Specifically looking for solid colored or interesting multicolored feather dusters. Color variants like the pinks, greens, blues etc.

Im also looking for Christmas tree worms as well.

I would very much prefer them to unattached to rocks unless it is a small frag sized rock.

Ray

 

[Willie41]

This may sounds dumb but what is a Christmas tree worm and what does it do?

 

[garvin90]

Simply put, a multitiered feather duster. Each tier is increasingly smaller in diameter making its appearence to be that of a Christmas tree.

 

[remo85]

Here is a pretty cool picture of them

http://www.seatraveler.com/48.jpg

they are nice to have, but somewhat difficult to take care of

 

[garvin90]

Im also looking for the red gracilaria macroalgae if anyone has it. I'm not entirely picky about species since I want it more for its branches than anything else.

So please, colored feather dusters and gracilaria anyone?

 

[Willie41]

Thansk guys.

 

[garvin90]

Bump


Anyone, worms or the macro, doesnt matter which 1 you have as Im looking for both.

 

[blackcows]

Very cool picture of the Christmas Tree worms although I haven't seen one that nice for years. It seems like 10 or 15 years ago you could get a small rock covered with different color worms on it but lately the only ones that I have seen show up in the LFS are larger rocks with only a few worms.

Mike

 

[blackcows]

Just got back from Petland and they have some nice feather dusters. They have a smaller white one with a green tone that is nice.

Mike

 

[karenj]

Sorry to butt in on your thread but I have a question about feather dusters. Do they grow into those huge ones like petland has or do some just stay small? I have a rock in my refugium that has about 8 of them on it and was wondering if there was anything I need to do for them. Karen

 

[solundel]

Karen,
There are many different kinds of tube worms referred to as feather dusters; some small, some big. The little ones on your rock are probably full grown. The "huge ones" at Petland and elsewhere are giant feather dusters. Giant feather dusters usually have a tube which is quite visible. The worm retracts its crown (the feathers) into the tube when scared.
Scott

 

[karenj]

Yes these have the tube and "jump" into it but they are very small and since they are in a very small refugium I hope they plan to stay that way. Karen