I have a pink pulsating xenia. It has been in my tank for three months and has been doing very well. Yesterday I noticed on the bottom of the one branch...a white discoloration with a small receding hole. There was a "hitch-hiker" crab molting in the top of the xenia. I quickly removed him from the tank. I don't know if he was picking at it or not. The xenia on that branch is not opening up and the hole seems a little larger today. Will it heal on its own? I add trace elements once a week and iodine.
Hole in Xenia!
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fanaglethebagle
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It was a type of crab that will burrow into softies, I have only read about them
HornetMech242
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In my tank if a small air bubble makes its way on to a Xenia stalk it will eat a small hole into the Xenia and air bubble will go into the hole. I had to gently massage the stalk to get the bubble out and after that the hole closed up and all was fine.
Chris
Chris
