Xenia looks kinda skinny

[MetaKnight101]

Recently my xenia has been a lot skinny, especially the hands. I have had this Xenia quite more than a year now and he doesn't seem to be normal for quite some time. I heard they like dirty water or something like that. My other corals are healthy compare to my xenia. Perhaps this is normal for my xenia, any ideas? Though it doesn't look amazing like the pictures on the internet.

 

[Reefster]

I can never keep Xenia. It just dies in my tank. Yours looks great.

 

[ChiSox Rabbitfish]

It looks fine to me

 

[MnFish1]

To me it looks normal....

 

[Jay Z]

Look good to me also Do you have a precious picture of it’s full glory?

 

[ChiSox Rabbitfish]

I had a colony as big as yours melt away to nothing a few months ago but one polyp survived now it’s over growing from that one polyp

 

[MnFish1]

Recently my xenia has been a lot skinny, especially the hands. I have had this Xenia quite more than a year now and he doesn't seem to be normal for quite some time. I heard they like dirty water or something like that. My other corals are healthy compare to my xenia. Perhaps this is normal for my xenia, any ideas? Though it doesn't look amazing like the pictures on the internet.

Meant to mention - sometimes soft corals change size/shape based on salinity, etc - have you changed yours recently? (water change, etc)

 

[ChiSox Rabbitfish]

Here it is today

 

[vetteguy53081]

Looks very normal and identical to mine. Good , not strong flow, moderate light.
Do add occasionally iron and aminos

 

[UCF Alum]

This might be a blessing in disguise sir.
I’ve spent months eradicating the last of this stuff from my acro tank.

I do know what you’re talking about with the “skinny fingers “
My Xenia used to do it sometimes too. It eventually returned to normal. I wouldn’t worry.

 

[MetaKnight101]

Well, I'm glad to hear that my Xenia looks normal. Thank You Everyone. Back when I had them they're hand were much thicker

 

[vetteguy53081]

Well, I'm glad to hear that my Xenia looks normal. Thank You Everyone. Back when I had them they're hand were much thicker

Pulsing hand xenia will be.
This is a different variety called pumping pom-pom xenia

 

[flchamp89]

Looks pretty healthy to me.

 

[Katrina71]

The hands change to adapt to catching food with flow sometimes too.

 

[Katrina71]

The hands change to adapt to catching food with flow sometimes too.

I have been corrected on my misinformation. Thank you op. I learned something as well.