fragging xenia

[chadman]

i would like to start fragging my xenia because it is starting to take over.....how do i do this? i tried cutting the bottom off a rock with a razor blade but nasty stuff comes out of it and it totally deflates almost looks dead.....what is hte correct way of doing it?

 

[trainfever]

You did it correctly. Just slice off a piece and attach it to a piece of rock. Use a piece of netting to hold it in place. Use a rubberband to hold the netting in place. I've been trying to keep Xenia for over a year now but they dont seem to like my tank.

 

[travis89]

You can also put a small piece of LR next to the xenia you want to move and let it move over by itself, this is what I do because I don't want to cut the coral.

 

[wilsonreef]

Travis is right, put anything next to a Xenia and it will move to it. Be it rubble, a larger rock, old clam shell, whatever. I had one too close to the glass and I now have 4 stalks on the window. I literally have so much it is time to do something about it. This stuff grows and grows and grows.... I recently aquired some red sea xenia and it too is growing. besides this is the easiest way to propagate xenia.

 

[chadman]

when i cut it, a thick muchus like fluid came out of it...i thought it was its guts....

 

[chipmaker]

The thick mucus was its guts.....I prefer to also place a piece of l ive rock near them and allow them to move on the rock themselves and then pull out the rock. Does a lot better than cutting into them.