How to kill Xenia

[Sleepydoc]

I have some Xenia that I got on a clump of live rock that has started taking over my tank. I'm not terribly fond of it, I'm worried that it's going to start strangling some other corals and would rather use the space for something else anyway; what's the best way to kill it? I've been putting Joes Juice (kalkwasser) on it and it makes it unhappy for a bit but it seems to bounce back in a few days. Any other suggestions?

 

[KC's CNC Creations]

remove what you can and then cover the remaining parts with 'F Aptasia'

 

[Leo_ian]

super glue

 

[NanoReeferAlex]

Super glue or epoxy for making rock structure, Tunze has a good one

 

[Sleepydoc]

Thanks for the suggestions - I've started pruning with a pair of forceps and will slather the bases with F Aiptasia. If that doesn't work I'll try the glue method.

 

[Gatorpa]

Thanks for the suggestions - I've started pruning with a pair of forceps and will slather the bases with F Aiptasia. If that doesn't work I'll try the glue method.

I inject the jerks with a thick kalkwasser they retract but then flourish. Crazy as it’s like a pH of 12.

 

[Rick's Reviews]

Boiling water blast (less invasive)
Boil hot water in kettle, place in mug/cup/ jug,. Use turkey a turkey baster or syringe to target blast

 

[Sleepydoc]

So I started plucking the buggers off with a pair of forceps. Then peeled the feet off the rock the best I could, then blasted what was left with F aptaisia. Very tedious and time consuming but I eventually got everything.

 

[Gatorpa]

Boiling water blast (less invasive)
Boil hot water in kettle, place in mug/cup/ jug,. Use turkey a turkey baster or syringe to target blast

i’ll try that

 

[Rmckoy]

You can pick under their foot and they will release from the rock .
and either donate or discard

 

[Gatorpa]

You can pick under their foot and they will release from the rock .
and either donate or discard

Too often the rock isn’t smooth and little pieces are left and the regrow.

 

[Rmckoy]

Too often the rock isn’t smooth and little pieces are left and the regrow.

Similar to removing a bta …
It’s worked for me to thin my Xenia fields . But I personally don’t mind having them just need to be kept under control

 

[Gatorpa]

Similar to removing a bta …
It’s worked for me to thin my Xenia fields . But I personally don’t mind having them just need to be kept under control

Yeah I don’t mind some either but i’m trying to keep them under control.

 

[Rmckoy]

Yeah I don’t mind some either but i’m trying to keep them under control.

Good luck …..

I’ve thought I killed everything a few years ago .
it started with one frag . It took over 1/3 of my 90 gal .
the tank crashed and after transferring everything I still had 1 lonely frag

it’s now become invasive but isolated to the left side of my tank .

I’ve tried giving some away . No one wants any

 

[mdb_talon]

 

[FIN&BONEZ]

Get a cheap galaxea coral. Thats the most natural way to get rid of invasive things.

 

[nkyreef]

Fenbendazole was used to get rid of blue clove polyps. It'll also work against Xenia and other invasive soft corals. It's tough to find but the easiest to source is Panacur C. You can find some additional information is this thread.

edit: link to thread.

 

[Soozannerie]

So I started plucking the buggers off with a pair of forceps. Then peeled the feet off the rock the best I could, then blasted what was left with F aptaisia. Very tedious and time consuming but I eventually got everything.

Did this eventually clear your tank of Xenia? I’ve removed all rock, scraped off the feet and eventually they co
E back.

 

[Sleepydoc]

Did this eventually clear your tank of Xenia? I’ve removed all rock, scraped off the feet and eventually they co
E back.

Yes - it takes time and persistence but I did get everything eventually. The biggest problem was they had spread onto my torch coral so it was difficult to get them without damaging the torch.

 

[Gatorpa]

Get a cheap galaxea coral. Thats the most natural way to get rid of invasive things.

How so?