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HumbleLobster
03/31/2008, 02:56 PM
So I've got a nutty growing piece of Xenia in my frag tank, and I was curious to know if it has the capabilities to sting nearby coral. Specifically, I've noticed that a piece of my pipe organ coral has not opened up nearly as much as it was, and the Xenia is nearby, within touching distance when it fully extends. I know that I could just move the xenia, but I'd like to know if thats the reason the pipe organ is acting funny while the rest of the tank is flourishing.

Thanks in advance!

DanInSD
04/01/2008, 06:17 PM
No, xenia do not sting other things and do not release noxious chemicals. The are "harmless" except for their propensity to grow really fast.

Dan

natan
04/04/2008, 02:56 PM
I'd move the X away and see what happens. I just dont believe that xenia dos not fight chemically, all corals do. they do not sting, but that dosn't metter much.

Cody Ray
04/09/2008, 10:29 PM
There main means of warefare is to overgrown competing corals.