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Invigor 03-07-2005 03:45 PM

butterflies and tubeworms
 
what are the best butterfly for eating tube worms (feather dusters)?

danny zubot 03-07-2005 03:54 PM

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I had a copperband butterfly and it did a pretty good job of eating any small or larger tube worms, as well as any pretty feather dusters you might have.

clownchick22 03-07-2005 04:22 PM

Why would you want to get rid of your feather dusters? I think they are pretty....:)

Willow 03-07-2005 04:38 PM

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Originally Posted by clownchick22
Why would you want to get rid of your feather dusters? I think they are pretty....:)

when you get to many of them they start competing for the food intended for the corals. they also get pretty bold and start attaching themselves to coral colonies and generally make asses of themselves.

clownchick22 03-07-2005 04:45 PM

I have a ton of them on my rocks.. and tons of tubes left over from ones that are gone..

Good to know though for the days when I finally get corals :)

Invigor 03-07-2005 04:55 PM

i have a rock that's so covered with them that the rock is tan colored..they're in my gravel, on the glass...they've reached "weed" status in my books :P


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