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BigAl07 · 07-15-2007, 08:08 PM

Several months ago I got an AWESOME specimen for Pom-Pom xenia from an RS member (meemo) on a frag disk. I placed this disk right in the middle of the tank in every respect. At first it just pulsed it's heart out right there... then it sort of started getting long and TALL (Only one stalk on the Frag). It just kept getting longer and longer and longer. It looked really cool waving in the current all the time. Then I noticed one day that it was "touching" a rock up next to the water's surface. It just seemed to WANT to be up there literally with air touching it. I then needed to move some things around and realized that the Xenia had attached itself up high to the rocks next to the waters surface. It was still attached to it's original "plug" way down in the tank but also attached up next to the top. I took a chance and "Cut" the main stalk between the plug and it's new attachment location. It sort of "smoked" out of the cut for about 10 seconds (I noticed some of my OTHER corals started "feeding" at this point so it must have smelled/tasted good) and that was it. It never even wilted or stopped pulsing for that matter. After that the plug-stalk withdrew slightly but as of today looks healthy (as healthy as a STALK can look). The other is still at the very TOP of the tank and it seems to be happy.

My question is (bet you've been waiting on this) is......

#1 Is it normal for Pom-Pom Xenia to climb high and expose itself to water-air conditions? I mean when the pumps are off it's exposed to air and even when they are NOT off it gets some air exposure just from current and turbulence....

#2 Has anyone else seen Pom-Pom Xenia travel like this?

#3 Has anyone CUT a Pom-Pom Xenia mid-stalk like this? If so did BOTH parts survive?

#4 How do you FRAG a Pom-Pom Xenia? It's got a central stocky stalk that leads up to many smaller stalks that have the actually "hands" on it that pulse... Can I cut one of those and mount it?

Any ideas?

Allen

07-15-2007, 08:08 PM	#1 (permalink)
BigAl07 Reef Addict (hopeless) Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Waynesville, North Carolina Posts: 10,619 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Xenia moving? Several months ago I got an AWESOME specimen for Pom-Pom xenia from an RS member (meemo) on a frag disk. I placed this disk right in the middle of the tank in every respect. At first it just pulsed it's heart out right there... then it sort of started getting long and TALL (Only one stalk on the Frag). It just kept getting longer and longer and longer. It looked really cool waving in the current all the time. Then I noticed one day that it was "touching" a rock up next to the water's surface. It just seemed to WANT to be up there literally with air touching it. I then needed to move some things around and realized that the Xenia had attached itself up high to the rocks next to the waters surface. It was still attached to it's original "plug" way down in the tank but also attached up next to the top. I took a chance and "Cut" the main stalk between the plug and it's new attachment location. It sort of "smoked" out of the cut for about 10 seconds (I noticed some of my OTHER corals started "feeding" at this point so it must have smelled/tasted good) and that was it. It never even wilted or stopped pulsing for that matter. After that the plug-stalk withdrew slightly but as of today looks healthy (as healthy as a STALK can look). The other is still at the very TOP of the tank and it seems to be happy. My question is (bet you've been waiting on this) is...... #1 Is it normal for Pom-Pom Xenia to climb high and expose itself to water-air conditions? I mean when the pumps are off it's exposed to air and even when they are NOT off it gets some air exposure just from current and turbulence.... #2 Has anyone else seen Pom-Pom Xenia travel like this? #3 Has anyone CUT a Pom-Pom Xenia mid-stalk like this? If so did BOTH parts survive? #4 How do you FRAG a Pom-Pom Xenia? It's got a central stocky stalk that leads up to many smaller stalks that have the actually "hands" on it that pulse... Can I cut one of those and mount it? Any ideas? Allen __________________ Allen Allen's testimonial . . ."Let Me help you help YOURSELF" (Click Here) with a SW set up there is one basic fundamental rule that we ALL should follow *When in doubt... wait it out. This means take it slow and let the tank "develop" and don't rush it. Time is your friend Ask me about how to increase your REEF budget without going without FOOD!!* Big Al's 10g Julie's (BigAl's Gal) 6g NanoCube BigAl's Slow 90g Tank Chronicle Allens OFFICE 12g Nano-Reef Reef Balls & Cakes Debt Free & Change your Family Tree!!