xenias

[chadman]

i picked up a small rock with two medium size xenias on it...i placed them in my tank less than a week ago...well i woke up today and there are two new xenias on the rock already!!! four in total and the larges of the xenias has a hole or something in the side which looks as if there is going to be a branch growing out of or something...i guess this must mean that my tank is in good shape huh? AWSOME NEWS!!

 

[jerth6932]

Originally Posted by chadman
i picked up a small rock with two medium size xenias on it...i placed them in my tank less than a week ago...well i woke up today and there are two new xenias on the rock already!!! four in total and the larges of the xenias has a hole or something in the side which looks as if there is going to be a branch growing out of or something...i guess this must mean that my tank is in good shape huh? AWSOME NEWS!!
As you stated AWESOME NEWS!!! That is great! Any thing that reproduces, shows good signs!!!! You are getting better at this I must admit!!!!

But you will notice that your Xenia will reproduce at a rapid rate!!!! Enjoy it...... an PIX PLEASE!!!!!!

:hilarious

 

[chadman]

haha...very soon!! i gotta grab my buddies camera...i have been looking all over the place for a digital camera/camcorder....but either i find a high quality camera or a camcorder i can't find one that has high quality both....

 

[dogstar]

I think xenia is the coolest coral in the hobby. Congrats....

 

[irondog]

Justed got one today,it was attached to a rock with a lom,not sure what that is,lfs said it need lots of light,kinda looked like the inside of a clam,but still not sure what it is,an what do you feed your xenia,lfs said the xenia is gonna mutiple like crazy

 

[jacklax]

They can be pretty tough. I bought a frag...it wasn't happy and came off the rock. I found it (basically a puddle of goo) a couple weeks later tucked under a rock. It didn't get any light under that rock, so I figured it was a goner. I rubberbanded it to a rock...with good flow & light...it's come back better than ever...almost 4 inches tall now with 12-16 polyps! Best $5 I've put in my tank.

 

[civileng68]

I have had mine for a while and WOW do they reproduce?
I mean in not too long IM going to have to start getting rid of it. It's started to form an entire carpet across my tank.
Im getting a new complete stem about every week.

 

[chadman]

Originally Posted by irondog
Justed got one today,it was attached to a rock with a lom,not sure what that is,lfs said it need lots of light,kinda looked like the inside of a clam,but still not sure what it is,an what do you feed your xenia,lfs said the xenia is gonna mutiple like crazy

i am no expert but from what i have learned many people feel as though xenia rely soley on photosynthesis and that they actually do little to no filter feeding

 

[jacklax]

Yeap...no digestive track...strictly dependant on light.

 

[dingo0722]

Can a Xenia get to much light? After you aclimate it to your tank, how should you adjust you lighting schedule, or should you keep it the same

 

[jacklax]

I imagine that you can burn them...I have pc's so I don't think that's an issue. I just ran my lights like normal after introducing the Xenia...wasn't much to it. The most difficult part for me was transportation...they didn't handle that very well.

 

[irondog]

Got mine yesterday,after a few hours in tank,he started to open up,now today he is just sitting there limp,can he be sick,this is my first xenia,have a 44g fowlr
ammonia 0
nitrite 0
nitrate 2.5 closer to 0
sg 1.022
temp 80
phosphates 0.5
alkalinity 4.23meg/l
kh 11.8 dkh
ph 8.1
calcium 440

 

[hsanchez]

I got mine right under the halide's. they love it and grow like crazy!

 

[jacklax]

Sometimes they take a little while to wake up and inflate. How much flow is on them? Is it steady? Mine prefer not being blasted...but having the water roll over them like a wave. I use the Hydor Flo attachment on 2 powerheads...works great!

 

[irondog]

I have 2 powerheads 295gph plus my return from my sump,he is under my halide 1x150hqi an 2x36 flouresents i dont have powerhead right on them,but they get nice flow

 

[irondog]

He got really small,than i moved him maybe he was getting to much light,he is about 20"from my halide(halide is 12"above the waterline)after i moved him got even smaller an looks like some of the xenia is coming off the rock,is he dying an how would i know if he is dead need help

 

[irondog]

The branches of the xenia are all keeled over ,its not moving just the water flow is making it move,also attacted to the rock is a lobophyllia its some kind of brain coral

 

[dieselndix]

and do you see that little booger right in the middle....i think its APTASIA
how can i get it out of there without damage?
thanks

 

[videoguy]

I've talked with the LFS and they said Xenia does not take to tanks that have good water quality. If your tank is in there eyes dirty, Xenia will do well.
Irondog, your tank conditions are perfect. That could be why Xenia is melting. My friend claims to have perfect conditions and Xenia grows like a weed in his tank. Just a thought but I don't know.

 

[dieselndix]

kinda worried now...i read that aptasia can kill coral....well this one is directly in the middle of my xenia that i just brought home yesterday...what do i do