Xenia

[roader247]

I got a piece of Xenia from my son for X-Mas. It seems to be doing fine I don't know much about it I have read that it will spread rapidly it this true. It caches allot of stuff out of the water during the day. Thanks for the help

Mark

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[roader247]

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[roader247]

One more timehttp://reefcentral.com/gallery/data/500/101490DSC01424_1_.jpg

 

[roader247]

If it desent work this time I give up

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[phljess]

Xenia will usually spread quickly. They always travel toward the top of the tank towards light. I you do not want them to spread all over your rockwork place them high in the tank.

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[SuperNerd]

:lmao: Here you go.

 

[SuperNerd]

I second photobucket for larger images you don't want to downsize.

 

[RokleM]

Re: Xenia

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8828332#post8828332 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by roader247
It caches allot of stuff out of the water during the day. Thanks for the help

Xenia can spread rapidly if it's happy, or die instantly. There seems to be no middle ground on this weird coral.

BTW, your "catching" (I assume that's what you meant) isn't really what it's during. The pulsing action is how the coral gets it's name. You are correct however that it will likely pulse more during the day than at night. When Xenia catches something, you will see all the "leaves" fold over themselves into a tight ball.

 

[SuperNerd]

I always thought one purpose of the pumping was to help with the absorption of nutrients in the water column.

 

[roader247]

Ok thanks for the help can anyone tell me how it spreads right now it is on the sand away from my rock work.

 

[RokleM]

More than likely it will grow larger and start to branch out. You might however just all of the sudden find a mini-stalk growing 5-10" away on another rock.

 

[ppp]

I've tried xenias 3 times with the same results, dead in a week. Everyone say's they grow like weeds. What gives?

 

[SuperNerd]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=8856643#post8856643 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by ppp
I've tried xenias 3 times with the same results, dead in a week. Everyone say's they grow like weeds. What gives?

If you overskim, use a lot of carbon and the tank does not have a lot of nutrients they may kick the bucket.

 

[acook]

Clean water xenia doesn't do as well. Dirty water (meaning higher nitrates) xenia does well. Easy to frag and give away. The more powerful lights you have the the shorter it will stay. Good water flow, decent lights, and this coral can own your tank very rapidly. I keep mine icolated on an island so to speak. You can cut it straight down to the rock and in 2 weeks it will be back like kudzu.

 

[syrinx]

It also will blow off "hands" which will attach wherever the current lands them. I have a tank of a clients that does this regularly. You will see a knot about a cm from the hand and then poof away it goes. There is even one on a blue leg shell, so it will end up wherever he dies or drops the shell.

 

[roader247]

Well I don"t really know what I'm doing right but I don't have any nitrates at least not right now and it's growing fast

Mark

 

[beashay]

They do grow fast when the like your tank. First pic in September and a few days ago and I gave three stalks away.

 

[roader247]

Beshay have you had prob;ems controlling this is what my son got me for Christmas it's been in the tank about two weeks

Mark

 

[beashay]

Not if you keep it isolated.. I keep it at the top and on a ledge, I just move the ledge around clockwise if it tries to go onto a near by rock. This way they are faced toward the glass and have to try to move back the other way. They are very pretty to look at.

 

[ppp]

My nitrates are high, 40-60, and I have a lot of flow (3 mj 1200 on a wavemaker, 240w pc lights in a 75g. For sone reason I can't keep xenia,star polyps,clove polyp or zoo's. On the other hand my spagetti finger leather has doubled in size, and my sun coral seems to be thriving.