Pulsing Xenia Health Question

[ChickReef]

Hello

So I have some pulsing Xenia in my tank and I wanted to know if it’s dead or in the process of dying. I recently moved it and during the transition I accidentally dropped it! I was attaching it to the rock and things went south.
Any input would be great! I’ll be attaching pictures.

Thank you!

 

[Spare time]

Its alive. I wouldn't worry

 

[Lbrdsoxfan]

Its alive. I wouldn't worry

This. It's a softie coral, they can be weird.

 

[exnisstech]

Looks like it needs some flow.

 

[Aspect]

Mine looked like this when they had too much light, I moved them onto the sandbed and they quadrupled in size in 2 months.

 

[mermaid_life]

I think it looks unhappy.... not because you dropped it, but likely because your tank looks new and xenia likes water that's a bit dirtier ie. higher nitrates. It should recover if your water parameters improve for it.

 

[flashsmith]

I don't think it's possible to kill xenia..

 

[ChickReef]

I don't think it's possible to kill xenia..

hopefully I’m not the first to achieve this

 

[ChickReef]

Thanks for the input! Crossing my fingers. I’ll give it some time. I isolated it to a new rock and I think I made it unhappy.

 

[flashsmith]

hopefully I’m not the first to achieve this

Well if you do manage to please let us know how you did it. The reefing world would be indebted to you. Lol

 

[mermaid_life]

hopefully I’m not the first to achieve this

You aren't the first. Sorry to say I already achieved it. I had all of this a one point. I moved it to a new tank and it sloooowly disintegrated. I am 100% sure it was because of nitrates in my situation. Old tank was at like 20-25ppm. New tank was near zero.

 

[Sleeping Giant]

Looks like a flow issue

 

[bnord]

First of all, hats off to someone who wants to keep their Xenia alive, speaks well to your longevity in the hobby

that said you should consider moving the clusters away from the rest of your rocks, because as it gets better, it will spread, which is what gives it its bad name. Kept on an isolated island it is really a great filler, or accent coral.
Appears to its a new tank and not enough to give it all the nutrients it needs, and also a little more flow would help

I have placed an egg crate covered with it in my sump, and it does better than chaeto in this particular system - its light requirements are minimal as it is thriving down there - will send a picture later

And by the way, I am genetically engineering a file fish that will eat Xenia, and am planning on retiring off the royalties -just kidding

 

[Idech]

And by the way, I am genetically engineering a file fish that will eat Xenia, and am planning on retiring off the royalties -just kidding

Make it eat Kenya tree and GSP while you’re at it !

 

[bnord]

Make it eat Kenya tree and GSP while you’re at it !

I have a vision of a mutant hairy chiton that eats GSP, and slowly mows through the patches, leaving bare rock in its wake

 

[ChickReef]

I’ll move it to a better flow spot. Thanks for the help!

 

[PeterEde]

Hello

So I have some pulsing Xenia in my tank and I wanted to know if it’s dead or in the process of dying. I recently moved it and during the transition I accidentally dropped it! I was attaching it to the rock and things went south.
Any input would be great! I’ll be attaching pictures.

Thank you!

I had one that closed up for weeks and then pretty much dissolved. then weeks later in it's place popped up dozens of xenia polyps on the rock. I now have a rock covered in small Xenia

 

[Spare time]

Xenia can stand in low flow. I really don't think its a flow issue I think its just recovering