Help my first coal is dying

[Amarker3297]

Yesterday I went and got my first two corals I got a Duncan and a Pom Pom xinea and the Duncan is doing great and looks like it did in the store but the xinea is struggling and is shriveled up. I have they are both in a spot with good flow and I have a LED light lighting them. I also used a coral dip to get any worms and parasites out. Does anyone know why my coral could be struggling?

 

[dvgyfresh]

The only coral that has died in my tank was Xenia lol they like “dirty” water aka high nutrients , new tanks can lack this so I would suggest to feed more and raise nitrates to about 10ppm, I currently now have Xenia and it is thriving

 

[Amarker3297]

The only coral that has died in my tank was Xenia lol they like “dirty” water aka high nutrients , new tanks can lack this so I would suggest to feed more and raise nitrates to about 10ppm, I currently now have Xenia and it is thriving

Ok thanks so much

 

[DIAZ REEF]

Yesterday I went and got my first two corals I got a Duncan and a Pom Pom xinea and the Duncan is doing great and looks like it did in the store but the xinea is struggling and is shriveled up. I have they are both in a spot with good flow and I have a LED light lighting them. I also used a coral dip to get any worms and parasites out. Does anyone know why my coral could be struggling?

I keep my Xenia in low/medium flow and spot feed all my corals REEF ROIDS twice a week.
the roids really show a difference shortly after they eat.

 

[kichimark]

Perhaps the xenia did not care for the dip much? I would just keep an eye on it at this point. Do you have a picture by chance? Once they start going, they melt pretty fast. If it is just shriveled it may come back and just stressed.

 

[Uncle99]

Just give them some time.
In a few months, you’ll want them to slow down.
They don’t like Zero P and N water, but trace is fine.