For those of you that want Xenia.....
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pandora32
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My tank, smaller one i started with, looked like that, but with anthelia. I took it out and got store credit for it at the lfs. My wife stuck some xenia in my 215. It grew REALLY good. I took it out last month and put it in the fuge. I had it growing on the overflows and some of the rockwork. I took it off the rock because it was starting to shadow my monti.
poulsbomsc.org
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that must be mesmerizing to watch. xenia is one of my favorite corals, even if it can take over.
jon
jon
eartaker
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Thats awesome lol. I just had to pull out a bunch of kenya and xenia out of my tank. When you rip it off the rock 90% of the time for me it comes back and over time if left non-pruned it becomes a pest.
N1Husker
RF Staff
I have xenia, pom pom xenia and anthelia and have had for over a year. Not really get out of hand as of yet. Now, since I have said that, watch it go crazy.
We had some Xenia in our 75 at the beginning. Loved to watch it, didn't take over too bad, big chunks of it melted away a time or two for unknown reasons, guess to keep itself in check. We just moved other directions in the coral world and gave away all of ours.
anthelia on the other hand.... Took over super quick, within a few months. When we upgraded we ended up taking out and killing a bunch of live rock that had anthelia on it. Hope to never see that stuff in our tank again.
anthelia on the other hand.... Took over super quick, within a few months. When we upgraded we ended up taking out and killing a bunch of live rock that had anthelia on it. Hope to never see that stuff in our tank again.
seakingaquariums
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Xenia were my favorite coral when i entered in the hobby many many years ago 
i still have a soft spot for them!
i still have a soft spot for them!
IPisces
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I still have the blue xenia in one of my tanks. For me, its a must have in a softy tank. It along with leathers and other soft coral make a beautiful tank.
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N1Husker
RF Staff
I really like mine, right now they pretty much stay in check.
kpiotrowski
Kevin
you can isolate it!
Katchupoy
Well-known member
you can isolate it!
Im with kpiotrowski, you can isolate it. in my experience, they tend to go horizontal and upward, but not downward. specially the pom poms.
N1Husker
RF Staff
Mine have crawled out to the end of the rock and that's where they have stayed.
Herefishyfishy
Smart Bass
I love pom-pom, haven't been without it for over a decade since bot first head from Fragman
SnoQ
Well-known member
I find the pulsing xenia mesmerizing and have had pretty decent luck keeping it contained, but I'm planning my next tank and I'm not sure I'll add any unless I can put it on a rock that's a decent distance from other rock, sides of the tank, etc. What I have now is on one large rock but it's near other rocks and to keep it under control I have to pull off chunks that have jumped over to a different rock.
lysahaynes
Member
I have had no luck with xenia
I decided to try a 3rd time, now its growing like crazy! Good thing i placed where it is easily accessible to prune if needed.
I decided to try a 3rd time, now its growing like crazy! Good thing i placed where it is easily accessible to prune if needed.
kpiotrowski
Kevin
Back to the op and pics above. with the dual ecotech mp's there, and how the owner keeps his glass spotless, even on the back wall, and let that xenia grow like that....what a newb! lol.
