Feather Dusters Reproduce?

I wanted to know do feather dusters reproduce or how do they? I go to say...... a Jacks and see a tank with a ton on little dusters on the sides and bottom of the tank, how can i get them to do that in mine?
Thanks Brad

 

Are you talking about these:

Google Image Result for http://www.reefcorner.com/images/WhiteFanWorms2.jpg

Or these?:

http://www.fishpondinfo.com/photos/other/worms/dusty4.jpg

OK, I guess those pics don't really help seeing as it's hard to tell the difference in size between the 2. If you're talking about the small fan/feather duster worms that come in as hitchhikers then yes, they do reproduce in our tanks without any help from us. The larger fan/feather duster worms may be able to reproduce in our tanks but I've never read about any hobbiest who has had that experience.

 

What is it when the larger ones grow another head? Is that how they reproduce, or is that just normal growth?

 

I like both, i have 4 Hawiian Feather Dusters and they have extra tubes coming off them are they reproducing?

 

that does not seem like it to me reefnewbie

Feather dusters are community spawners - releasing eggs and milk into the water column and then the parents shed their crowns so they dont consume their own potential offspring

if a tube is damaged or is orientated in a position that does not maximise food collection, then its possible a side tube may be created so that the worm can reorientate itself into a better fishing spot

Steve

 

The coco worms normally have two crowns. The Hawaiian only has a single crown under normal conditions.

Then there's all the micro types, which do their own thing, as Amcarrig said.

 

The larger feather dusters do reproduce in our tanks, but not like that. small ones would just pop up all over the tank. ( like Steve said)
I've seen it happen in someones tank. (Siddique on this forum)

 

Thanks for all the imput.