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Vitaly
02/06/2007, 08:22 PM
I have had this Xenia for several weeks now. Recently, several protrusions developed on the stalk, as shown below:
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What is going on? Is this normal or a sign of weakness, disease, etc.

Thanks...

syrinx
02/06/2007, 09:21 PM
Nice rack, but seriously-you gonna be a daddy.

Vitaly
02/06/2007, 09:26 PM
Noooo...I am too young :(

So that is just budding of the xenia? For some reason I thought they would split near the "foot."

I neglected to mention that I have three stalks in my talk, that I purchased recently (from TracyJean on CIMA)...and all three of them began to exhibit these protrusions simultaneously. So I was thinking that they were all getting ill together.

Thanks <B>syrinx</B>.

syrinx
02/06/2007, 09:56 PM
If they are all the same genetic material it would reason they would react similarly, and even unrelated xenia seem to be sympathetic. I have not seen any Xenia "pox" or parasitism that looked like this- but hey this is how we learn! Keep the updates- you will know real quick!

jandlms
02/07/2007, 09:43 AM
Xenia can and will split anywhere and anywhen. Don't be surprised to see tentacles/ arms developing on your bumps very soon. I have seen xenia "drop" fully formed babies like a kenya tree so be prepared for little xenia being blown all over your tank.
Good luck!

jecarl2
02/07/2007, 11:58 AM
I also have a xenia with three stalks doing the same thing as yours. I'll try and post a pic later.

fishinbuc
02/08/2007, 10:01 AM
Sometimes when I see this happen to the xenia in my tank, I will try to put a rock near the protrusion, if possible, and soon it will attach itself to the new rock to spread. This is how I now have it all over my back glass.

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j274/bush_whacker/f3a134be.jpg

naka
02/08/2007, 01:40 PM
Here's mine when I first introduced it. Then later developed some bumps.
http://img284.imageshack.us/img284/6735/bluexeniadg3.jpg

Now, the bumps became small polyps
http://img377.imageshack.us/img377/8476/xeniabudsgj5.jpg

chris4869
02/12/2007, 11:05 PM
My tank is infested with this thing! It was nice when it was under controlled, but they're spreading everywhere. Arrrghhhhh!