Fragging Xenia

[tbcseod]

I did a quick look but did not see it asked - are Xenia fragged like Zoa or do then need to be fragged using a different method?
Thanks,
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[coral keeper]

Just get a clean scissor and cult off the stalk.

 

[rebelprettyboy]

Here lately ive just been waitin til the lights go out and stick my hand in the tank and u should easily be able to just rip it off the bottom without leaving any there. Might have trouble the first time, but now its a breeze for me

 

[t316]

Typically, I just sit another small rock up next to the xenia, and within a couple of days, it will spread over onto the new rock. Then you can just pick up the new rock, with the xenia on it, and move it to where you want. If there is any connector 'skin' between the two pieces, just slice it apart with a razor blade.

 

[alix2.0]

xenias arent zoas...
scissors.

 

[tbcseod]

Originally Posted by alix2.0
http:///forum/post/2718627
xenias arent zoas...
scissors.
That was a typo on my behalf - I was meaning to ask if they are fragged "like" zoa's.
Cool - thanks for the input all - I love this site

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[cedarreef]

Just take it out of the tank, be sure to keep it in a bowl of water so it doesn't crush itself under its own weight, and just use a sharp pair of scissors to cut smaller stalks off the main stalk. Have fun!

 

[mr_x]

i just get a pair of scissors and go elbow deep in the tank and trim away.

 

[tbcseod]

One other question - do you glue Xenia or do you put it in a mesh covered bowl with rubble and let it pick its own spot to attach?
~T

 

[teresaq]

glue usually dosnt work, better to use the bowl and rubble, or a loose rubberband.
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[alix2.0]

i glue it but theres a lot of people that cant figure it out. whatever works for you.

 

[steve24]

i find it easier to just pull them off by hand then with a rubber band wrap them to LR rubble, they attach in a few days ...
placing rubble next to them to grow onto works but my crabs kept knocking the rubble off ...
cutting them will leave small pieces of the stalk that will regrow

 

[arlene1995]

I frag my Xenia by removing it and cutting off small stalk(s) with a Razor Blade or Scissors. Then, I put it on a rock and wrap it in mesh. I then secure the mesh with a rubberband. In about 5 days, it should have attatched to the rock.