Dead Xenia...?

[ReefSwagg]

A local club member was cool enough to trim some xenia out to a few rocks I brought over a couple days ago. Now they look like this & idk if I should keep them or pitch them....

[encieno1]

That looks pretty bad, but sometimes its surprising what Xenia can do. I've had it melt away in my tank before for months, then magically re-appears in the same spot. Mine seems to do it more less on the lighting changes and bulb swaps, doesn't really look like the pic you posted.

[sjmantis]

Looks pretty bad to me, is there a reason your tank is so dirty btw?

[encieno1]

Yeah, the water parms may not be helping out that much if it's as bad as it appears in the pic...

[aleonn]

When my Xenia are resting, they take on a more deflated appearance, but yours seems more deflated than usual. Keep an eye on water parameters and remove/QT if they appear unchanged or worse.

[ReefSwagg]

Water parameters are great. That pic is down in the fuge after I moved it from the DT. The cheato just shook some detritus loose. My nitrates are 0

[Frogmanx82]

You're better off without it. Count yourself lucky if it dies.

[Misled]

Agree with Frog. I can still see it, it isn't dead yet.

[ReefSwagg]

I'm gonna temp fate a little here, I like this stuff. Do you think if I move it back to the DT right under my 4 T5's it'll come back to life?

[Frogmanx82]

I like it too, but mine doubles every 4 weeks. I got rid of most of it and have some growing on a rock I can easily remove and trim. The pulsing is cool, but nothing is as invasive. Like misled said, if you can see it, it isn't dead.

[lvpd186]

You're better off without it. Count yourself lucky if it dies.
Agreed. I've got a ton of anthelia that I wish I could get rid of too. Xenia is a weird coral though, for some it really takes off (and takes over) but for others it just refuses to grow.

[ReefSwagg]

I was hoping to keep it confined to the fuge for a while. I'll try to put it under the bright lights & think about it awhile. I don't want It taking over, but it's too cool too.. we'll see. Thanks everyone for their input. I'll post back up how it does, In case anyone wants to know.

[Misled]

If your's dies and you still want some I live near Pittsburgh. 99% of mine is in the fuge now, and growing quite well. I'll give you some!!!!

[ReefSwagg]

What light do you have over your fuge?

[Misled]

A 13watt curlycue 56k bulb. I'll take a pic tonight. I'd imagine it will grow under a match.

[TampaReefer79]

A 13watt curlycue 56k bulb. I'll take a pic tonight. I'd imagine it will grow under a match.

:lolspin::lolspin::lolspin:

[ReefSwagg]

Well, I thought this was a bit strange... so I put them under my DT lights & started to see some movement. Check on them this evening & they have become red hermit crab food. My two scarlet hermits were mowing down on what was left of them... anyone seen this before?

[DZs]

Water parameters are great. That pic is down in the fuge after I moved it from the DT. The cheato just shook some detritus loose. My nitrates are 0
Xenia's like a little nitrates in the water.

[Frogmanx82]

My nitrates have tested 0 for a long time, yet xenia loves my tank. Measured nitrates may not always be an indicator of available nitrates I suppose.