Xenia frag?

TickTock39 · 07/14/2007, 09:56 AM

I have a healthy cluster of pulsing xenia. However, went on vacation and came home to problems. Out of 6 stalks of pulsing xenia 1 of the stalks appears deflated and dead. I also have an torch coral that seems to have one of its head with its tentacles hanging from the branch and I can see the white part of the coral. I checked the parms. and the sp. grav. was 1.30 . We did a water change and brought the parms. back in order. Would the sp. grav. be the cause of all these problems? Should I frag. off the bad stalk from the healthy cluster of xenias? Should this be done in tank or should I take it out and frag? This will be my first time fragging. Lastly, will the bad head on the torch affect the other heads? Thanks.

ihopss · 07/14/2007, 10:18 AM

Put the xenia in a bowl of your saltwater and cut the dead off, my torch coral has dropped frags on the sand, I would leave it alone and see what it does.

kuoka · 07/14/2007, 10:29 AM

Here's a pretty good article on Xenias..

http://www.centralpets.com/animals/f...s/swi1738.html

But they're very hardy so you can frag them (by scraping the foot off the rock with a single edged blade) pretty easily.

Good luck.

07/14/2007, 09:56 AM	#1
TickTock39 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Trotwood,OH Posts: 14	Xenia frag? I have a healthy cluster of pulsing xenia. However, went on vacation and came home to problems. Out of 6 stalks of pulsing xenia 1 of the stalks appears deflated and dead. I also have an torch coral that seems to have one of its head with its tentacles hanging from the branch and I can see the white part of the coral. I checked the parms. and the sp. grav. was 1.30 . We did a water change and brought the parms. back in order. Would the sp. grav. be the cause of all these problems? Should I frag. off the bad stalk from the healthy cluster of xenias? Should this be done in tank or should I take it out and frag? This will be my first time fragging. Lastly, will the bad head on the torch affect the other heads? Thanks.

07/14/2007, 10:29 AM	#3
kuoka Premium Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: NorCal Cali Posts: 713	Here's a pretty good article on Xenias.. http://www.centralpets.com/animals/f...s/swi1738.html But they're very hardy so you can frag them (by scraping the foot off the rock with a single edged blade) pretty easily. Good luck. __________________ They say don't talk about someone unless you've walked a mile in their shoes.. But if you do, at least you'll be ahead of them AND have their shoes! :) Current Tank Info: 72gal glass bow front reef, mostly LPS with some SPS, tangs, anthias, blenny, paired percula clowns, gold headed sleeper goby, red fairy wrasse

07/14/2007, 10:18 AM	#2
ihopss Premium Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Gilmer,tx Posts: 751	Put the xenia in a bowl of your saltwater and cut the dead off, my torch coral has dropped frags on the sand, I would leave it alone and see what it does.