Is My Xenia Stupid?

[RoyalGrammaPrincessHannah]

P.1
Since I changed around the flow in the tank a little bit, my pulsing xenia hasn't looked so great. So I went to move it to a different flow area, and it had attatched itself to a clump of caleurpa [for my tang] and a rock. It doesn't look good, so would it really attatch itself to a place thats not so good for it's wellbeing? Wouldn't it detatch if it wasn't happy? Or is it just too dumb for that? I have put a little higher flow rate for the area it is in, because that is what I believe the problem was.

P.2
When I got it, it was one big stock. It has since split into 5 or more smaller stocks, and I want to propagate it and put some in a different area in my tank, then sell the rest to my lfs. It seems so fragile, and I don't want to do it wrong, so let me get this straight. Do you just simply cut it with a razor blade and epoxy it to a piece of LR? Is there more to it than that, like a special spot on the coral to cut it? Thanks for any help!

 

[Aquascaper]

P1. If it doesn't like where it is it will just die off, if it is mobile (ie. atached to a small rock, etc.) then move it around until you find a spot it likes

P2. Cut it at the base and then place it on a small rock, attach with an elastic band until it attachs itself.

 

[Opcn]

First off it doesn't have a brain, secondly its intelegence isn't nearly as important as yours, you are the one who is in charge herem its your responceablity to take care of your animals, and part of that is knowing how they might act in certain situations.

 

[Mr Miagi]

P.1
It doesn't look good, so would it really attatch itself to a place thats not so good for it's wellbeing? Wouldn't it detatch if it wasn't happy?

You answered your own question! It would move or colonate a different area if it wasnt comfortable.

 

[steelhealr]

I"m not a big xenia fan. They ARE beautiful to watch pulse..but...IN OTHER PEOPLE'S TANKS!!!. They grow like weeds in good conditions. Which, leads me to my next comment. Xenia is a type of coral that many people like to use as a water 'barometer', ie, they close up when they don't like water conditions. I'd check and make sure all your params are OK.

Propagation is as above. SH

 

[RoyalGrammaPrincessHannah]

First off it doesn't have a brain, secondly its intelegence isn't nearly as important as yours, you are the one who is in charge herem its your responceablity to take care of your animals, and part of that is knowing how they might act in certain situations.

Yep that's why I asked.

I think I am just going to get rid of it altogether. I've known since I bought it that it would grow like crazy and didn't care then but I do now.