pruning xenia

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  1. cwar21

    cwar21 Astrea Snail

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    i have an xenia whos tenacles are so long.. what can i do ?
     

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  2. blackraven1425

    blackraven1425 Giant Squid

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    Cut at the stems.
     
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  3. reefmonkey

    reefmonkey Giant Squid

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    +1 to above but make sure you get all the heads. They'll reattach and grow if they settle in a good enough spot.
     
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  4. cwar21

    cwar21 Astrea Snail

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    so cut on the thick part? not the long then tentacles? and then what do you do with the parts you cut off? the xenia itself is not too big its the long thin parts are way long..... and when you cut this off does it grow back?
     
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  5. Newreef15

    Newreef15 Horrid Stonefish

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    yes thick part

    you can turn it into a frag or throw it away

    how to frag xenia http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=po1GhNS7ifg
     
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  6. Pickupman66

    Pickupman66 Tassled File Fish

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    Stinky it will be! you really cant "Trim" it. you can peel it off the rocks, put a small rock for it to attache to then relocate it.

    that type will peel fairly easily with your hands. I used to yank that stuff by the handfulls and chunk it in the yard.
     
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  7. missionsix

    missionsix Super Moderator Staff Member

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    If xenia didn't stink so bad I would have tried to frag it in my blender to see how many colonies I could start. 8)
     
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  8. Dr. Reefenstein

    Dr. Reefenstein Fire Shrimp

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    If you don't want them to be so stringy direct some flow towards them.. They will get more stocky.. But yea cut at the base or peel it off.. If you cut at the base sometimes it sprouts new heads...
     
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  9. grinder37

    grinder37 Whip-Lash Squid

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    Yeah,they are resiliant,I had a colony die and melt away,6 months later they sprouted from the same spot bigger and bolder than ever. lol
     
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