feather duster growth

[slowradio]

will a feather duster ever "shed" its, well, "feather duster" and start growing a new one? the topic came up at the lfs the other day when we saw that a tube had dropped it onto the sand.

any ideas?

[alan214]

Yes, they can. It's hit or miss whether they will grow back a new one though. It largely depends on why they dropped their feathers in the first place. It's either a sign they were disturbed or that they are dying.

[leeweber85]

Mine have before.

[LobsterOfJustice]

They drop them in times of stress... it should not be something they do regularly.

[Deserter23]

Mine's dropped it duster twice and come out of its tube once. It has regrown everything both times and has even made a second duster about half its size.

[frederickk]

I had a few in my bigger sump and now there is so much I can't count them.