sick xenia

[bv_reefer]

-haha comparing spices with softies i'll leave that 2 u guys...but ya they say
that xenia is either a hit or miss, it either propogates rapidly and shows brilliant colors or is the is the biggest pain in the *** u'll have, but mine seems 2 be doin' great so far-

[Pier Pressure]

My blue legged hermit crabs seem to be eating mine. It was a beautiful piece I bought from a fellow canreefer - but each day it is losing more and more of the pulsing thingys. My hermits are all over it so I think they are the culprits.

[christyf5]

Isn't xenia sensitive to alkalinity or something? Could that be the problem?

Maybe it just missed you

[bv_reefer]

-ok looks like blue-legged hermits are now on the ''do not get'' list, thats really
the last thing i need, coral munchers...

[Mik_101]

I have Blue tip hermits and they dont go near my corals.

[Geofrog]

I know that xenia does not do well if the calcium in the system is too high. Makes it difficult if trying to keep xenia and stoney corals together.

[Ruth]

My experience with xenia is that it is sort of like drinking Tequila - a different trip every time. In some tanks it seems to thrive like a week and in others it just shrivels up and dies. I have never bothered to take the time to figure out why that is but it could have to do with the lighting and/or temperature. I know that I had it in one tank and everytime I would try to move some to another tank it would just perish. I was using the same salt and the (virtually) same lighting. Go figure.

[bv_reefer]

-well all u can do is keep up with regular water maintenance, if he still dies
it's just probably the coral..

[NateL]

we had a frag of xenia that died. It was attached to a piece of rubble and then latched onto another rock. The rubble got knocked over by our urchin and the xenia was torn. Didnt last long after that.

[fishytime]

Hey bv, be carefull what you wish for. When it does well it does WELL. Im sorry I added it to my tank, its everywhere. You want some.....please.