I recently picked up my first coral. I know that xenia can and will grow like a weed, but I love it. I am prepard to do lots of pruning;) I bought this lovely silver tip xenia that pulses very well. It was a pretty good size when i bought it, so i decided to frag it into 4 small pieces using Robs handy xenia fragging techniques. Check out the pics.

This is a pic of the whole tank right after I acclimated the xenia and before it was fragged.
http://www.talkingreef.com/forums/gallery/files/2/6/5/Fulltankwithxenia.jpg

Here is a close up before I fragged it a few days later:

http://www.talkingreef.com/forums/gallery/files/2/6/5/xeniabeforefrag.jpg

And here is an after shot once it was fragged:
http://www.talkingreef.com/forums/gallery/files/2/6/5/xeniaafterfrag.jpg

I was really scared after I fragged it. It didn't like me for a few days.:rolleyes: Its understandable though, considering the fact that I diced it up. Now however, it is doing really well. All four pieces are full, have great coloration, and are even pulsing. Its beautiful!

ED , that sure was a big sucker as a first purchase! & great work on the frag beginings. a load off the sholders knowing u can do it now isn';t it! this sort of stuff expands your mind and confidence for the harder & more technical stuff!
well done. still like that set up too

just keep an eye on the xenia. it can be more prolific than you may first realize.

what context are u refering to blubber

what context are u refering to blubber
i was speaking about the growth and self-propagation abilities of xenias.

i havnt gotten a pulsing yet.. but how fast do they spread? i love xenia hehe i might just get one for the sake of my craving =]