Xenia Frags Anyone?
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Is the the xenia that Mel picked up for us? I am quite sure that if a second Ice Age occurs, this pink Xenia will live through it along with the roaches and hydroid jellyfish and other such pests.
Mel, remember the pink pulsating xenia I got from you a few weeks ago? Being the idiot I am, I left it in my car when I got home. I then took it to Church with me and back (2 hours) -- remembering to remember to take it in while at Church, even. When I got home that night, I forgot it and went to bed while it was still in the car. I remembered it the next morning when I was leaving for work and saw it sitting in my cup-holder (in the way of my drink, or I would have missed it again). It was a warm 50 degrees F at that time. The water was COLD. Everything looked nuked in the xenia bag. So I scraped off a piece of Xenia and tossed it in a hole in my rock in the corner where their is not much current. And forgot about it. Until a couple nights ago...
...when I saw four stalks sticking out of the hole pulsing happily along. Amazing. The funny thing is, I wiped out my entire previous xenia population by getting my tank around 86+F one afternoon. I am happy the frag survived, but it isn't exactly where I wanted it.
Mel, remember the pink pulsating xenia I got from you a few weeks ago? Being the idiot I am, I left it in my car when I got home. I then took it to Church with me and back (2 hours) -- remembering to remember to take it in while at Church, even. When I got home that night, I forgot it and went to bed while it was still in the car. I remembered it the next morning when I was leaving for work and saw it sitting in my cup-holder (in the way of my drink, or I would have missed it again). It was a warm 50 degrees F at that time. The water was COLD. Everything looked nuked in the xenia bag. So I scraped off a piece of Xenia and tossed it in a hole in my rock in the corner where their is not much current. And forgot about it. Until a couple nights ago...
...when I saw four stalks sticking out of the hole pulsing happily along. Amazing. The funny thing is, I wiped out my entire previous xenia population by getting my tank around 86+F one afternoon. I am happy the frag survived, but it isn't exactly where I wanted it.
Mel,
I think they only give $5 for xenia frags mounted to live rock rubble. I haven't sold any yet but they told me they would buy them for $5. They sell for $20 or more at LFS. I will sell for $10 or 2 for $15, or trade.
Some people are scared of Xenia spreading like crazy, which it did in my tank. If you place the xenia high on the live rock it wont spread as much because they always try to go up towards the light. I don't think they will ever spread in a direction away from the light. I could probably make 20 frags if I wanted to cut the xenia. The frags I am selling were made by placing xenia rocks in a pile of live rock rubble and they grow to the rubble.
I know of at least one person who was able to stock their tank using xenia for selling and trading.
Everyone who looks at my tank always says they like the xenia the best and asks if the current is making them pulse.
Mike
I think they only give $5 for xenia frags mounted to live rock rubble. I haven't sold any yet but they told me they would buy them for $5. They sell for $20 or more at LFS. I will sell for $10 or 2 for $15, or trade.
Some people are scared of Xenia spreading like crazy, which it did in my tank. If you place the xenia high on the live rock it wont spread as much because they always try to go up towards the light. I don't think they will ever spread in a direction away from the light. I could probably make 20 frags if I wanted to cut the xenia. The frags I am selling were made by placing xenia rocks in a pile of live rock rubble and they grow to the rubble.
I know of at least one person who was able to stock their tank using xenia for selling and trading.
Everyone who looks at my tank always says they like the xenia the best and asks if the current is making them pulse.
Mike
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ok so when you going to post some pics of your tank on here so we can see it
