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Old 05-07-2009, 08:22 AM
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I think the feather duster sheds its crown only when it feels life is in danger. By shedding the crown it would prevent the entire worm from being eaten or killed in the event of an attack. I don't think starvation was the cause for loss of crown because the duster uses that to collect food from the water. Spot feeding it with phyto is good. I had many feather dusters in my old tank and I fed them coral frenzy and phyto having great success. Feed it well and the crown should grow back in 3-4 weeks.
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Old 05-07-2009, 02:57 PM
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My picasso trigger ripped the crown off of my coco worm... I thought it was dead for sure, but it is growing it back now. Sad part is that I put the coco worm in the 90g to heal, and I did not know which fish had done it. I caught the trigger and put him down there with the coco worm... found the new crown on the bare bottom. It is back in the display regrowing again. Trigger has a new home.

Hope it makes it, and don't know how they feed without it. Is there anything that can be done to help it eat at this point in time?
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