xenia's not looking good i could use some advice thanks

[billybear22]

i added a large piece of live rock with 5 real nice sixe colonys of pulsating xenia's on it i aclamated it fine my paramiters are good it was doing great for about 10 hours now its shrivling up and barely moving at all .could it just be because of the new enviroment ,do they shrink up and hide like if stressed or are they dieing??/i don't know much about them .can anyone give me some advice if this is normal when putting in a new tank or stress or are the dieing the y are like 1 /10th the size they were and not pulsating but very little at times could use anyones help please ..
thank you bill

 

[PI Guy]

Add Iodine. A real must with Xenia.

 

[glassbox-design]

Hey Bill,

Xenia are very touchy but can act as tank monitors in a sense. I have found the three main things they are sensative too are alk, iodine, and temp....you did say your params are all in check though...is there any chemical warefare going on between corals? I would run carbon or a polyfilter just to be safe....they can work miracles sometitmes hth.

eric&flint

 

[mile sq. reefer]

I would check your water parameters to make sure your DKH, alkalinity is between 8-10, and your PH 8.1-8.3, and zeros on the other tests. Iodine is not a necessary since it is present in a good quality salt, i.e. Tropic Marin, especially if you do weekly water changes, 10% based on tank volume.

 

[dragonladylea]

Xenia also do not do well in "perfect" water parameters, they like their water a little "dirty" Thats why many people recommend them for Nitrate control.

 

[billybear22]

thans every one for your information very helpfull.
thanks bill

 

[Sk8r]

AND if they've been living in shade, they take a while to adjust to strong light. They may turn dark and shrivel, minimizing light absorption, in that case.

 

[TheCoralReef731]

Mine do that whenever I change water too quickly. Let us know if they stay like that for more than 24 hours.

 

[billybear22]

thank you sk8r thats exactly what they seem to be doing because the person i got all the colonys fromand the roch had it in a 29 hex and it bearly fit ion the tank and the large anenome covers the top and the xenia are all on the sides towards the bottom being blocked alot from light due to the anenome but now its in a 180 and has room to move so i think thats the problem .

thank you

 

[billybear22]

a couple colonys are opened up again but not pulsating at all and the rest are closed and look half dead ,don't know why

 

[RRafael]

Have you tried Iodine?

 

[po2lony1]

dont know what to tel you guys My xenia is a killer it grows everywhere I didnt I do water changes once a month no additives no plankton no iodine and no water testing since last year just salt and temp here some pics

http://www.soul3d.com/images/corals/corals29.jpg
http://www.soul3d.com/images/corals/corals13.jpg
http://www.soul3d.com/images/corals/corals15.jpg

if you want billy I can give you some for free its very hardy in my tank.