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04-21-2005

Posted by Pszemol on April 22, 2005, 7:20 pm

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> 1 Yellow tail damsel (if I'd known before I bought it...)
> Snails, Hermit Crabs, Pepermint Shrimp, worms
>
> The pepermint shrimp were introduced after the symptoms developed.
>
> I haven't seen anything bothering the xenia and it's nowhere near any
> other coral or polyps, etc.

I would suspect your fish. But I have never had a damsel so I am not sure.

Posted by Jonathan Kenyon on April 23, 2005, 3:27 pm

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Don't sweat it with the xenia. I doubt anything you have in your tank is
picking on it. They are very touchy. Some people can't stop the stuff from
growing and others can't keep it alive. Just keep an eye on it. If it's
only occurring on a few of the hands you can cut those off to prevent it
spreading if its some type of bacterial infection. Otherwise just watch and
wait. If you lose the coral, try an even easier coral such as mushrooms or
zoanthids.

> I've got a 3 month old 30g reef tank setup with 15g refugium and added
> my first coral a couple of weeks ago- a pulsing xenia. It's seemed very
> happy and perfectly healthy until a few days ago when a few of the
> 'fingertips' look like they have calcified - just the very tips turned
> white and rigid. It doesn't seem to be getting any worse or spreading
> to other areas. Is this a cause for concern? If it is a problem what
> the most likely cause and what steps should I take to resolve it?
>
> Sorry I don't have good water parameters handy - I had my LFS test the
> water when I bought the Xenia and they thought it looked perfect.
>
> As a newb, can someone recommend what I should be testing for on a
> regular basis and what kits I should purchase?
>
> -K

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