is this Kenya tree in a bad spot?

chrisw4111

chrisw4111

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The pic doesn't quite describe the situation so I will try to. This frag fell off while I was away and when I returned he had stuck himself in between a couple branches of the rock his mom sits on. He's about a eighth inch wide right now, but with how close the surrounding branches are he will be squeezed on all sides once he gets to a quarter inch wide, which I know will happen soon.
I'd prefer to just leave hi there if possible as getting him out would take some effort, including removing the rock from water. But will the squeeze kill him or will he just sorta figure out a way to adapt to it? The squeeze would be pretty much right at his base, up to about half an inch of his height.
Thanks!
 
jackri

jackri

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You'll find you will probably end up with more branches than you know what to do with. A fellow reefer I know calls them "burn weeds" as they release toxins that can be hard on sps and will sting anything around it.
I still have a couple but some small ones ended up to 4 big trees dropping branches everywhere and I can't get rid of them fast enough.
Cool corals though -- I think you're fine. They're really hardy.
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by jackri
http:///forum/post/3217763
You'll find you will probably end up with more branches than you know what to do with. A fellow reefer I know calls them "burn weeds" as they release toxins that can be hard on sps and will sting anything around it.
I still have a couple but some small ones ended up to 4 big trees dropping branches everywhere and I can't get rid of them fast enough.
Cool corals though -- I think you're fine. They're really hardy.

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You will soon have more little guys than you can shake a fist at. So keep an eye out for any branches that get too close to other coral. My Kenya caused a dead spot on my Sea Fan...it is just now beginning to turn purple in that spot again and it has been almost 3 weeks since I moved the baby tree out away from it.
I like the coral too, but I must keep an eye on falling branches...they go with water current and not stay around the parent tree like I wish it would.
 
ryancw01

ryancw01

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Oh yeah...they will be all over the place soon enough. I have 2 huge ones and they have little babies all the time growing everywhere. I even found one growing in my sump last month. Have no idea how that happend. You can just pick them off though and trade them in at the LFS eventually. They usually give you a couple bucks for them. Better than just throwing them away!
 
chrisw4111

chrisw4111

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So this squeeze at the base won't eventually kill the tree then? I want to make sure the coral lives, not interested in trading him in or removing.
As far as placement relative to other corals, this doesn't mean a Kenya tree would attack a nearby Kenya tree, does it? I just need to make sure he doesn't get to close to my ricordea.
Actually now that I think of it, the outer branches of my biggest tree now reach far enough to touch a newly placed pulsating zeinia. Should I move the zeinia?
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by ChrisW4111
http:///forum/post/3217921
So this squeeze at the base won't eventually kill the tree then? I want to make sure the coral lives, not interested in trading him in or removing.
As far as placement relative to other corals, this doesn't mean a Kenya tree would attack a nearby Kenya tree, does it? I just need to make sure he doesn't get to close to my ricordea.
Actually now that I think of it, the outer branches of my biggest tree now reach far enough to touch a newly placed pulsating zeinia. Should I move the zeinia?

Put something next to the Xenia, just above it. It will climb right up and move on its own.
 
flower

flower

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Originally Posted by ChrisW4111
http:///forum/post/3217935
I glued it.. Oops?

They are pretty tough, even if it looks dead leave it alone. I doubt the glue will hold it anyway.
Jackri:
I have my Kenya on the opposite side of the tank from my Xenia. So I don't know if they sting each other. I did notice my Sea Fan had a spot of black right where the baby Kenya touched it. I removed the frag and the Sea Fans color has returned but slowly.
Until then I didn't think Kenya stung other corals at all. So I advised OP to let the Xenia move away.
 
garick

garick

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I have a Kenya tree that's fairly large. However it does stand up and has these "knobs" that stick out but it has yet to look like the ones I see in the picture. Any suggestions? ideas? thoughts? lol
 
don1234

don1234

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Its in a good spot. It is very hardy, I don't think it really stings other corals as much as simply constantly rubbing up against them and consitently irritating them to the point that they move themselves if they can or smother out.
 
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