Posted March 5, In good water conditions and next to a high flow outlet they will spread very quickly. So, in my case, it is growing like a weed I added this to my 90g It is WAYY to invasive and spreads to quickly! Its crowding my acro and my clam. Posted March 6, Thanks every one. But here are the link to them. Posted March 6, edited. Edited March 6, by PieNinja. Ive got ppl begging around my area for a frag of the pulsing variety I have.
Im like Sure Actually just Saturday a buddy of mine that I gave a frag was tring to give it away from his gal Posted March 7, Join the conversation You can post now and register later. Reply to this topic They may, however, outcompete and overgrow other slower-growing corals, so be sure to allow for ample space between your Xenia colony and your next coral.
The pulsing xenia coral is easy to frag. As described earlier, it will grow over just about any substrate, so the easiest way to frag it is to place some live rock rubble or shells right next to it, and the colony will grow right onto your intended frag substrate. Simply cut or tear away the rubble and you have an easy-to-transport frag to start the colony growing in another area of the tank or to give to a friend. You can also prune back the xenia colony by cutting it back with a razor blade.
It will be nearly impossible to glue a cutting onto a substrate, but you would attach it with a rubber band, toothpick or even allow it to settle naturally on some rubble with the plastic container and mesh method.
All of these are covered in the book, How to Frag Corals if you want more information. Here are a few observations from my own personal experience with this aquarium coral. I noticed a trend that as salinity increased in my tank because of evaporation and missed top off the water due to travel or less acceptable reasons…like laziness that the polyps would eventually stop pulsing. As such, I sometimes depended on them to be the canary in the aquarium mine to signal any unintended salinity fluctuations.
Use caution if applying this to your tank. Have you had Xenia Corals in your tank? What advice would you give? Please leave a comment below,. First let me say how excited I am to find your blog!
I started my first tank in August, My dad had a tank for several years but after a horrible accident while he was out of town his heart never quite healed from the major losses of his tank and he just lost his drive to continue. So my experience has been very limited. They help us a lot but we try to limit our sometimes millions of questions.
Once my tank cycled the Xenia was one of the first corals that they recommended. So we picked out a gorgeous one of appropriate size for my tank. An entire colony can be reproduced from just a few cells. I frag it using scissors. You can then trade or sell the frags easily. The problem is, this leaves behind part of the colony still attached to the rock which will eventually grow into a new colony.
It's much like the Kenya tree coral in that regard. Pom Pom and Blue Xenia are favorites of mine. The guy said it was the pom pom ones, I got it all for free so am happy. I have a friend that stays near me thats interested in some of it if I start growing a ton of it. Free is very good! It's also a good coral for absorbing nutrients as it tends to uptake nitrates well which is unusual for most corals. I know two people who use it in their lighted sump as a kind of biological filter.
That's something new, Quite like the idea of it taking up nitrates as there tends to be some floating around in nano tanks I'd rather not have. That's why it grew so well in my BioCube, It was a lagoonal tank with higher nutrients and the xenia loved it.
Now, other forms of xenia like blue xenia and to some degree pom pom do not like as high of nutrients as the classic pulsing xenia like in the video. You must log in or register to reply here. Most reactions Latest Discussions. Enter Now! Fishmanic 43 minutes ago Fish Forums - Monthly Contests. Zero nitrate tanks may find it less happy.
Xenia coral spreads in your reef tank by adhering to rock work it comes in contact with as it grows. It attaches itself to the new rock and either breaks off from the original clump, or it will remain attached if relatively adjacent. Xenia is almost like stretching bubblegum, but in slow motion.
The best way to obtain Xenia is to go to a local reef club. Chances are a member has some and would be happy to share a frag. Not only that, but they can share their experience with that exact species. To frag it, simply pull a piece of some rock. When placing it in a new tank or new position you can more or less just put it where you want it and it will adhere to the rock after 30 minutes or an hour.
Occasionally Xenia will release and float around until it finds a home it prefers but this is rare. Usually that only happens when initially placing it. Also, dipping your new Xenia is always a good idea. All kinds of pests could be hitchhiking on them.
Not the least of which is aiptasia spores. Your friend with the frag many completely unaware. Local fish stores tend to have massive amounts of aiptasia and other pests floating around their systems.
Better safe than sorry.
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