Yellow Encrusting Xenia (YEX)

[c1truz]

Oh yeah and juan...........at the end of my post it says............. JMO = Just my opinion


And obviously its not yellow in EVERYONES tanks like you say because chris himself says that it looses yellow.....

 

[reefdna]

OK....... I'm lost now ...... Let's get back on topic. Does anyone know where this coral came from originally? Is there any literature on a yellow xenia? Has anyone tried enlisting ant of our RC biologists for advice? It's been aninteresting thread so far and I look forward to following it.

Ed C

 

[chrisaggie]

I originally got my frag from a LFS in Melbourne, FL. It came in a trans shipment, but I am not sure where it came from. I have not spoken to an RC biologists. Who do you suggest?

 

[reefdna]

I was thinking this guy.....

RANDY HOLMES
http://www.reefcentral.com/forums/member.php?s=&action=getinfo&userid=3491

Maybe he could answer some questions as to why the colors change under different parameters for all corals and specifically what causes the specific colors. ie if my coral goes from green to yellow is my symbiotic algae dying and a new color of algae growing in it's place or does algae change color as we do with tanning? Just curious.

Ed C

 

[Philip Root]

I have this as well here are some pics. I have talked to a few people and most think it is xenia of some type.

 

[Philip Root]

 

[Shawnts106]

Phillip,

Obviously yours in in the green house, its hard to tell from the pictures, but does your exhibbit the same coloration?
Does it pulse as well?

BTW: I want a peice.

 

[Philip Root]

Yes it has the yellow/green color. And yes it pulses. I am going to wait a few more months before I start selling it. Once I get 250 to 350 heads.

Philip

 

[Shawnts106]

Cool! I want some rics too... just keep me in mind.

BTW, you should come check out the new SPS system I setup in the back.... Weve got a few Rainbow Montipora frags, some HOT RED Digitata, some Hot Pink seritoporas & Stylo's, oH that Maricultured colony that we got from ya has turned purple/pink on the tips with teal polyps... so exciting!...
We have got some other pretty nice colored acros too, I moved all the other SPS from the Bottom 100 in the front back there to color them up, Someone came and fooled around with the skimmer cup, dumped it in the sump and all the sps browned up, not to mention, about 50 snails got put in there as well, ... they didnt make it, yuck, .. I had to redo that tank.. Its going to be just for LPS and Clams now...

We've got some of those LUMENMAX reflectors in from SS, and MAN ARE THEY NICE!... if your in the neighborhood, check it out..
We ended up running 2 400watt XM20K's on Mag59 ballasts...

OH, got some Blue Montipora Foliosa's too that KICK "bum"
A nice powdered sky blue color... really nice maricultured peices!

oh my... Im hijacking the thread, sorry.

Anyway, back to this Xeniid Entity...
I think its possible its a species of the Genus Cespitularia.. I mean look at C. Sansiba, its encrusting, doesnt pulse though.. so far as Im aware..

Most "xenia" species grow on stalks, this one doesnt, which leads me to believe its something else...

I think we can rule out Anthellia... ?
Heteroxenia is out too..
Efflatournia is.... out...

Cespitularia species makes sence.

 

[c1truz]

ok here are the pics from the stuff that i got from Chris.....realize the first picture is the first day that i got it from shipping.........meaning it looks like death........the second is now.................

 

[Shawnts106]

Hum... Definitly not Yellow...

Is it just me or do the pinnules look like Heteroxenia...

hum...

 

[c1truz]

yeah i dont know...........they dont look like xenia.(the pinuals or whatever)......and in my first statement thats why i said that its not xenia------

 

[jessp]

chris,
do you have anymore frags available?
jess

 

[chrisaggie]

I might have 1-2 for the meeting...I'll check later today.

 

[scoutmaniak]

I know im commin in realy late, but the last pics make me think it is anthilia. I have some blue anthilia in my tank that looks just like they closed up head at night. The xenia closed up into a ball, and the anthilia closes up into a point. The stalks look very simular too. My anthilia will also pull in one "finger" at a time. This is a really cool thread!!!!! Lets just call it a xenia anthilia hybrid that encrusts, lol. Be carefull with this stuff, if it grows like xenia, the encrusting will make it really hard to get rid of!!

Michael

 

[Philip Root]

Xenia Distorta ? This is my new guess

 

[bph0013]

Though this is two years after the point I think this is Anthelia. We have some we got from Philip and according to Borneman's "Aquarium Corals" Anthelia grows on a mat/stolon whereas xenia grows on stalks. With that criteria there is no way this could be xenia unless Borneman is wrong. I'd love to get a positive id on this and am almost 100% sure it is some kind of Anthelia. Check borneman's book page 146-147. Xenia does not grow via mats/stolons. Also it is definitely not Cespitularia or Efflatounaria, which both grow on stalks as well. Regardless it's a beautiful coral.

 

[.::Jun77::.]

hi,

your mailbox is full, anyway, can you reserve one frag of the yellow xenia for me? i can meet you at the next fmas fragswap.

thanks
jun

 

[fishome25]

When I collected xenia years ago I had this variety. It is indeed a yellowish green, I had it growing right along side several different varieties including elongata and it was noticably different. and my vote is on xenia not anthelia.