About the Pulsing Xenia Frag
Care Level :Easy
Temperament :Peaceful
Reef Safe :Yes
Diet :Filter Feeder
Minimum Tank Size:10 Gallons
Placement:Middle
Lighting:Moderate
Waterflow:Moderate
The Pulsing Xenia is always a crowd pleaser with its individual polyp ends pulse by contracting inward and then unfurl over and over trying to grab small articulates from the water column. These corals can be very quick growers and care must be taken on their placement so that they don’t get out of hand later in a tanks life. We recommend having it placed on its own rock and making a small “island” with it that is separated from your other rock work so the xenia will stay confined to that one rock as they grow. These corals are fast and healthy growers, but they are not as big a fan of very sterile tanks or ones that are too clean or new so take that into mind when purchasing.
Soft Corals which are also known as Alcyonacea, is an order of corals which do not produce calcium carbonate skeletons, but instead have spiny skeletal elements called sclerites which give these corals some degree of support while giving their exterior a grainy or spike like texture that deters potential predators. They can also be found in a variety of unique shapes and beautiful colors.
Many Soft Corals will thrive in nutrient-rich waters and do not require intense amounts of light, making them extremely hardy. Almost all Soft Corals use symbiotic photosynthesizing zooxanthella as a major energy source, but will also readily eat any free floating food, such as zooplankton from the water column.
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