xenias

[david pinder]

Does anybody know what eats xenia but leaves your other corals along mine are really becoming a pest

 

[Peter Eichler]

There are certain nudibranchs that might work, but they're not something that you'd be able to aquire in the industry easily and most that I'm aware of will eat other soft corals. Pulling out the rocks that have Xenia on them and removing the xenia shouldn't be all that difficult though.

 

[downhillbiker]

you should have stayed on top of it from the get-go. we all have to do this with xenia and star polyps, ect. now that damage is done, peter is right, you have to manually remove.

 

[downhillbiker]

i would remove the rocks that are covered in them and sell them to the LFS and buy new rock. you will probably be able to make money on the deal.

 

[demonsp]

A small soft wire brush (automotive) and fresh water dip.Then isolate the rock and monitor for any new growth.

 

[cre8or23]

prop em, sell em for salt, dont just kill them, let it work for you

 

[schigara]

Agree with prop'n.

My Bi-Color Blenny was doing a good job of eating my Silver Elongata. Had to 86 the Blenny.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=12611928#post12611928 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by cre8or23
prop em, sell em for salt, dont just kill them, let it work for you

 

[HumbleLobster]

I got mine free from a fellow reefer locally. I ended up prop'n off about two stalks a week and selling it to a LFS for $5 a frag. I end up covering my cost of rubble and an occasional softie pickup for my prop tank.

But as everyone else has said, make it work for you!