Pulsing Xenia help

[blake2shay]

Just brought home a pulsing Xenia the LFShad at a low price this past weekend and there was some kind of worm on it that I didn't at first think was a worm. So I put it in my tank. Once I saw this worm I thought to be some kind of tongue or tentacle of sorts choking one of its own stalks I knew something was wrong. Once it was choking it the "hands" were releasing some like cloud and since then have not opened up and has gone south real quick. I recently read up on people dipping their Xenia in bayer plant bug killer or some other dip and was wondering if this sounded like a possible solution

Thanks


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[Webmanny]

you can use bayer or maybe coral rx, but you need to first remove that worm thing from your tank. As far as this coral goes, you are good. As long as you have a bit of it left on the rock, the thing will bounce back. This coral can probably survive a nuclear winter.

As long as we are on the subject, please keep this coral on its own rock and away from other rocks. Once it finds its rhythm, it will explode in your tank and choke everything else out.

Check out these links to see what I'm talking about.
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2555950&highlight=xenia

http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2524057&highlight=xenia

 

[blake2shay]

Yeah I've heard it spreads like a wild fire and was surprised it hadn't changed since I put it in. And yeah, once I discovered that "tongue" wasn't a worm it was gone. The plant as of this morning resembles that of pan cooked broccoli.


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[sixpackgarage]

it's not a plant. It's a coral.

Dipping is the only way to kill the worm. Xenia is impossible to kill, like said above, even if you leave what seems like a molecule behind, it will grow back like a disease.

 

[Webmanny]

Another thing I have noticed with mine is that they prefer a "dirty" tank. Meaning a high nutrient tank. I use them in my tank as an indicator that there are too many nutrients in the water. If my Xenia look happy and healthy, I have a problem with my water and if they look sad, then the water is clean. If they start to dissolve, you have reached an ultra low nutrient status and may want to bring the skimming back a bit.


Please note that this is just my experience and I am by no means an expert. I have been in this hobby since 2012 and have made more mistakes than I care to admit.

Good luck!!!

 

[blake2shay]

So I pulled what. Was left of it from the tank, dipped it in coral Rx and then put it back in the tank. It hasn't gotten worse which is good but there's no signs of improving so far.


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[Webmanny]

Give it time buddy. In this hobby, nothing good happens fast. Only bad stuff happens fast.

 

[blake2shay]

Should I lose hope if the rock it came on no longer shows any sign of the coral?


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[Webmanny]

hmmm. It completely vanished or dissolved? That is not normal unless you have some very bad water conditions, which brings me to the next question. What are your water parameters? Mainly PH, ALK, Calcium, Mag, salinity, ammonia and nitrite (Not to be confused with nitrate)