Anybody want Xenia elongata?

[canadawest]

I will be at the meeting tomorrow, and I have a couple frags of Xenia that I can bring. These are large and healthy frags, and only $5 each.

For those with relatively new tanks, or for those who are looking for some movement, this is a good coral. Just keep it pruned back.

I need to know before Sunday 12noon, otherwise they'll go to LFS's.

[SuperFudge]

Yup!

I want Xenia......I want it to die a miserable death,every single mutating polyp!And take some flatworms with it to the abyss!


Sorry....My RedSea pom pom xenia in my frag tank decided to spawn,and now i have atleast 40-50 single F^%#ing polyps spread through out my display!.......according to Andrew`s growth comparisons,My girlfriend and i have about 48 hrs to live.

Im gonna have to use DDT or something to get rid of all the pests in my tank! [img]images/smiles/icon_mad.gif[/img]

Anonymous.

[christyf5]

Hey you should just get a nudibranch to die in your tank. Thats what mine did and I think it nuked all my xenia. Everyone else survived. I've done two water changes since tues night. What a pain in the butt! Stupid nudibranch. [img]images/smiles/icon_mad.gif[/img]

[DJ88]

Ouch Christy.. sorry to hear it.. [img]images/smiles/icon_sad.gif[/img] [img]images/smiles/icon_sad.gif[/img] Been there doing water changes.. Know how much fun it is doing one after another..

Tho I will side with the anonymous poster [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]

WEED's I SAY!!!!!!!!!!! lol..

[ 21 November 2001: Message edited by: DJ88 ]

[SuperFudge]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Helvetica, sans-serif">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by christyf5:
Hey you should just get a nudibranch to die in your tank.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>


OOOhhh boy,Dont tempt me! [img]images/smiles/icon_wink.gif[/img]


Marc..errrr...whoops,let the cat out of the bag [img]images/smiles/icon_rolleyes.gif[/img]

[FlameAngel]

This is actually a serious concern.
What do you do with XENIA (elongota).. it's everywhere. I think I have like 40 stalks... should you prune like a tree?

FlameAngel

[reefburnaby]

40...wow.

If you prune it like a tree...they will grow back. I am assuming...you don't want that right ?

After you prune it...take a sharp instrument (knife, fork, spoon and etc) and try to remove as much of the xenia's base as possible.

The pruned xenia can be mounted on a small rock and you can trade or sell the coral.

I would advise you do this soon because too many stalk's of the same xenia type can cause your tank to crash.

Hope that helps.

- Victor.

[One_Divided]

cause your tank to crash? how's that possible?

[reefburnaby]

It is commonly theorized that due to xenia's high growth rate, that it must comsume a lot of vitamines, nutrients and food. Another assumption is that one type of xenia (from the same parent) will consume a specific subset of nutrients in a reef. So, if those were true, then a large mass of one specific type of xenia can deplete a specific nutrient from an enclosed reef...to the point where it will parish. The other corals will be fine, but that particular strain of xenia is toast.

This is another theory of mine...and it is also one of many theories floating around. [img]images/smiles/icon_smile.gif[/img]

I guess...diversity is the key. If you like xenias...then you should try to keep different types of xenias (pom pom, elongota and etc).

There is more theories and more info in reefs.org and reefcentral regarding this.

Hope that helps. Do you have any theories to why xenias crash over time ?

- Victor.

[ 22 November 2001: Message edited by: reefburnaby ]

[canadawest]

Hey Marc, you wanna trade some Pom Pom for Elongata?

(I'm actually serious even though I like to poke fun at Xenia, I kinda enjoy them)

If you're not interested in Elongata, let me know when you have a cutting of Pom Pom, I'll take it.