xenia

[audio101]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=11172634#post11172634 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by aramiss
thank's everyone !

I will continue to experiment with them , and i hope they become a ''nuisance''

I have a nano tank with only 2 pc .... i think i will try to keep a frag in this tank . But my 2 'terror'' ( ocelaris clownfish) like to eat them !

coralmkr , i realize , i dont have the ideal tank to keep xenia

Audio101 : i will try to keep in front of the power head , but i'm affraid they will pell of .

thank's for your help !
nancy

Trust me, they wont peel off due to the flow. Plus you don't point it at the base of the xenia stalk.

 

[audio101]

I fragged a few stalks of silver tipped xenia's and I placed them in a low flow spot and noticed that they stopped pulsing so once I placed them towards the top of my tank with high flow they finally started pulsing and stretching out farther.

 

[corals123]

don't toss it out

don't toss it out

i had the same issue with my xenia at one point. it looked like it was just shrinking up like a raisin and dying, turning an almost dark purple or black color. i was afraid to leave it in my tank for fear the amonia or nitrates would sky rocket if it decomposed. remember: they need iodine and marine snow( blowing off your rocks or sand bed will do just fine because they're scavangers in natural reefs). a week later they were twice as big and now continue to grow rapidly. Don't freak out. leave them in there. if they were to decompose a little before getting them out you should have enough live rock and frequent water changes to counteract any side effects.

 

[aramiss]

thank's all ,

I leave them in the bottom of my tank with more flow , them seem fine ... but a few tips look dead . I think , i move them too often , they dont have enough time to acclimate. I dont touch them anymore

nancy

 

[michaeltwana]

there is no evidence at all that xenia need anything...especially iodine and marine snow.

but if it makes you feel better than do it.