Xenia

[masonicman]

Can some one tell me what could be eating my xenias? What fish or inverts like to eat them?

 

[rustybucket145]

Have you checked your parameter? Salinity? Temp? Ammonia....etc.

What makes you think something is eating them? Any pics?

 

[masonicman]

Because I put a small rock in the tank with two stalks on it and the next morning it was clean with just the bottom part that you would scrab with a razor.

 

[mdefo25]

Do you add Iodine to the tank?

 

[Troy the Nomad]

What are your inhabitants?

 

[sharko88]

yeah, what is in the tank?

 

[masonicman]

Iodine yes
Parameters on point

Right now small yellow tang, tomato clown, coral beauty, 3 small chromis and a blood red fire shrimp. I used to have a Bluefin Damselfish when this happened.

 

[AcidDriver]

My gess that if a fish had nipped at it, it would be your coral beauty. But I don't know if it necessarily was a fish.

Xenia are one of those corals that are hit and miss. Some people grow them like a weed, while others will crash instantly.

Keep up the water params, as well as iodine, strontium/calcium, as well as trace elements

 

[Victor1046]

Mine is going like a weed........want some?

 

[lakee911]

FWIW, my coral beauty doesn't touch my xenia. You could try again and watch the fish. Check at night and see who is devouring it perhaps.

If any of it is left, I would think that it would regrow, no?

 

[masonicman]

Yes. can you send????? I'm tired of wasting my money. Even though I haven't bought one since I got rid of the damsel. The LFS said it was prob. the culprit.