xenia propagation

fji258 · 03/25/2006, 02:09 PM

is it possible to glue a stalk from one of my xenia to a rock without any side effects...will it still grow or will the glue hinder the growth.

mr pink floyd · 03/25/2006, 02:11 PM

let it sit on the sand bed for a little while, toget a sort of base, then try gluing, less chemical burn, or just set it o na rock, and rubber band it, im not sura about glue too much

fji258 · 03/25/2006, 02:32 PM

i used the rubberband method...is it supposed to look shriveled? im sure its due to the stress but im not really sure about it. do you guys experience this when you frag xenia? i just hope its not dying on me..thanks

buzzer · 03/25/2006, 02:37 PM

I also use the rubberband method and find it better than gluing as sometimes the stalks fall off again.
The stalks do shrivel up for a time as they are not happy being fragged but they do get over it.
I cut the rubberband after about three days and I have always found the stalk attached enough to then leave it alone

Scuba_Dave · 03/25/2006, 02:40 PM

I don't usually frag my Xenia....more like harvest it & throw it away

But, if you simply put a rock/rubble up against exisiting Xenia, it should grow onto the rock, then simply seperate them
I use the same method for zoa's

fji258 · 03/26/2006, 10:45 AM

its been a few days and the frag is extending and pulsing ... everything is good, thanks for the advice

amazingbobby · 03/26/2006, 12:26 PM

At a LFS, I was being cheap and told them I only wanted 1 stalk if they would frag it. The guy but a small piece of rubble that pushed one stalk over and it grew onto that rubble and became mine in a short time.

Cool! and I hope I'll feel like harvesting and throwing it away in the future.

nccmike · 03/26/2006, 01:02 PM

my LFS gives me credit for my xenia. Its not enough to retire off but it helps. $5 to $10 depending on how nice it is.

03/25/2006, 02:09 PM	#1
fji258 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Miami and Islamorada (the keys) Posts: 72	xenia propagation is it possible to glue a stalk from one of my xenia to a rock without any side effects...will it still grow or will the glue hinder the growth.

03/26/2006, 12:26 PM	#7
amazingbobby Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: N.California Posts: 227	At a LFS, I was being cheap and told them I only wanted 1 stalk if they would frag it. The guy but a small piece of rubble that pushed one stalk over and it grew onto that rubble and became mine in a short time. Cool! and I hope I'll feel like harvesting and throwing it away in the future. __________________ Control for smilers can't be bought Current Tank Info: 29 gal Reef, 30"Coralife Deluxe Aqualight, Aqua C Remora Skimmer, 24 gal Cube w/ 150w Sunpod. LPS, softies, bristleworms x 7.34 million, and other weird creatures.

03/25/2006, 02:11 PM	#2
mr pink floyd Moved On Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: west hartford, CT Posts: 3,480	let it sit on the sand bed for a little while, toget a sort of base, then try gluing, less chemical burn, or just set it o na rock, and rubber band it, im not sura about glue too much

03/25/2006, 02:32 PM	#3
fji258 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Miami and Islamorada (the keys) Posts: 72	i used the rubberband method...is it supposed to look shriveled? im sure its due to the stress but im not really sure about it. do you guys experience this when you frag xenia? i just hope its not dying on me..thanks

03/25/2006, 02:37 PM	#4
buzzer Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: ENGLAND Posts: 413	I also use the rubberband method and find it better than gluing as sometimes the stalks fall off again. The stalks do shrivel up for a time as they are not happy being fragged but they do get over it. I cut the rubberband after about three days and I have always found the stalk attached enough to then leave it alone

03/25/2006, 02:40 PM	#5
Scuba_Dave EMERTXE YID Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Asylum, South of Boston, MA Posts: 10,362	I don't usually frag my Xenia....more like harvest it & throw it away But, if you simply put a rock/rubble up against exisiting Xenia, it should grow onto the rock, then simply seperate them I use the same method for zoa's

03/26/2006, 10:45 AM	#6
fji258 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Miami and Islamorada (the keys) Posts: 72	its been a few days and the frag is extending and pulsing ... everything is good, thanks for the advice

03/26/2006, 01:02 PM	#8
nccmike Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 158	my LFS gives me credit for my xenia. Its not enough to retire off but it helps. $5 to $10 depending on how nice it is.