xenia

[steve20]

looked great for the past week and ths morning it was all dicolored and closed up i noticed it was splitting to two different rocks again could this be why its not open. the other piece that split off two weeks ago looks fine.

[Sugar Magnolia]

Hmm, that does look like it's not doing so well. Xenia are very unpredictable corals. They seem to do well in some tanks, and in others they don't. If that one continues to degrade, just break off that part of the rock. The other xenia seems to be doing just fime.

[Doctor_Reef]

I have bunches of xenia...every once in a while mine will do the same thing then come back and look fine...I would agree with SM that they are unpredictable and that they do well in some tanks...if it does not come back cut it off and leave the base close to the rock it should re-grow from the base...

[khrone]

the other guys are right, just give it a while. i once by accident blasted one of my xenia with a very strong powerhead and it curled up and looked dead, dicolours and the hands looks like they were going to drop off but in a week it had rebound and was pulsing away like crazy. my xenia are spreading like a plague from just two small bunches! patience is always good with xenia!

[steve20]

thanks for the encouragement ill see what happens.

[Doctor_Reef]

Man I just trimmed about 10 ounces of xenia out of my tank yesterday...wish you lived closer I would have given you a bunch...I have already given this stuff to all the reef keepers in my area...and am running out of people to give it to!!! :)

[steve20]

i love it its one of my favorite corals its so expencive around here like 39.95 for a small single branch frag the piece i have almost tripled in size in two weeks. thats a very nice gesture thanks allot.

[Doctor_Reef]

They do not ship well so I just don't send it out...but again hope yours snaps back for you!!!

[steve20]

can you safely cut xenia in your tank.

[Doctor_Reef]

I do it all the time or it would completely take over every inch of my tank!!!! :)

[steve20]

kool that make things easy

[Doctor_Reef]

:)

My experience with Xenia is after they get established, and if they are under strong lighting, they are almost impossible to kill.

What lighting do you have?? Depending on the lighting you may want to move it up to get strong light and make sure they are in a medium flow.

[steve20]

i have a 175watt mh and 2 65 watt actinic power compacts and its at mid level directly under the light. the branch behind it looks great.

[steve20]

ahh today is a new day and it looks great but there is this tear down the side and every time the xenia curl up and uncurl it grows. i think its just another way of spreading.

[khrone]

yeah thats right, its growing into a new one, soon they will be all over your tank!

[Doctor_Reef]

Looks good and growing...I have to keep mine trimmed up or it would take ovr the tank!! :)