Pulsing Xenia Split Personality Advice

SDudge · Jul 17, 2022

Looking for some advice on my Xenia.
I love had it about 2 weeks and it was doing brilliantly. Last few days it seems to have half of the polyps spread and reaching and the other half not doing so.

Don't see any snails or crabs bothering it. Any thoughts?

Screwgunner · Jul 17, 2022

It no like something. Give it time to ajust to your tank. And if it makes it be prepared for a takeover. That was one the same size as yours now look one year later.

James5214 · Jul 17, 2022

Give it time to acclimate. They are very hardy corals and can tolerate alot of places in the tank. I had mine kind of high up getting blasted by a power head and it had no problem I just moved it to sand bed other day and it closed up for a day getting use to new spot now it's totally fully open again. It grows like a weed so be careful

SDudge · Jul 17, 2022

Screwgunner said:
It no like something. Give it time to ajust to your tank. And if it makes it be prepared for a takeover. That was one the same size as yours now look one year later.

Holy smokes, that's serious growth. Looks good though.

SDudge · Jul 17, 2022

James5214 said:
Give it time to acclimate. They are very hardy corals and can tolerate alot of places in the tank. I had mine kind of high up getting blasted by a power head and it had no problem I just moved it to sand bed other day and it closed up for a day getting use to new spot now it's totally fully open again. It grows like a weed so be careful

Did you move it to the sanded to help keep its growth under control?

Screwgunner · Jul 17, 2022

It would be easier to contain on a rock all by its self. They go up to the light. And to the side . So, I think you have placed yours well!

Screwgunner · Jul 17, 2022

If it makes it I would say a little vine will attach to the rock just to the left and another one will take off.

James5214 · Jul 17, 2022

No I moved to sand bed because my newly added torch was stinging the crap out of it

James5214 · Jul 17, 2022

But I have had mine for over a month and was the size of yours and it's this big now. You can't even see the back side of it in this pic. It definitely grows fast.