wth xenia is this!

[A.T.T.R]

about 6- 12 inch stalks!!!

 

[lilith]

wiltng zenia....stalk length is determined by how much light it gets. The more light the smaller and more compact the zenia, the less light the longer the strands will grow. Did you just get this?

 

[BiterAtmonk]

( posting from work under friends name)

no. i had it for a few months..it is under halide..
its like this is most tanks its been in.

its perfectly healthy. been this way since it was .. well the lfs i got it form ( they had it for months)

 

[ADA33]

Looks like Giant anthelia here is a pic of mine

 

[A.T.T.R]

not anthelia.
it is stalking ( multiple heads from one stalk. anthelia dosnt ususaly do that) also it pulses.

 

[coralmkr]

Nop..not anthelia or waving hands. I think it is desperate looking for more light.

 

[A.T.T.R]

its directly under a 175 watt halide.
the tank before this it was directly under t5s ( in a tank setup the same as hard coral tanks)
now half of it is in my display and that has acros growing on the bottom of the tank. and its also inmy frag tank (least light of all the tanks.)


it is not in need of light in any way. it is growning. it is fine. i know when coral needs more light and if anyhting this could use a lil less and still be fine.

possiably a new xenia?

 

[A.T.T.R]

wish i could get picts of it in my tank at home but i cant get a decent pict

 

[chrisaggie]

Would it be possible to get a picture of the base? Doe it have stalks, solid mat, or "runners"?

 

[A.T.T.R]

its several stalks.

the base is almost identical to any of the other common xenia

 

[minimalist]

How old is your bulb?

 

[A.T.T.R]

after looking at it again today it actualy has more of a matt appearance.

the bulb is about a year. still ok. but it does this in any high light tank
it has so far been under t5s vhos and mh.

 

[A.T.T.R]

still no more input.

im temped to give a frag away at the next fmas meeting to see if it starts to get long in some one else;s tank as well!
( it seems like when it spreads it takes a long time for it to get sthat long

 

[chrisaggie]

I would stick it under a 250w or 400w halide and see what happens.

 

[A.T.T.R]

as soon as i get a frag of what i know is the longer xenia ( seems to be two types of xenia on this rock. one stalks the other dosnt) once im sure i got the right frag. do you want a piece to see if it acts the same?

 

[chrisaggie]

My tank is stioll quarantined off for corals. I am sure someone with at least 250s try a piece for you.

 

[A.T.T.R]

omg wierd... went back to work and the frag from work is doing somthing wierd..


TWO of the polyp. stalks ( or what ever you call them .. part between base and the polyp) have grown together and formed a mini colony. where they meet it looks like a whole nother lil colony.. i need to try to get a pict of this!!!

i swear this corla was exposed to radiation or somthing lol