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Thanks for the info! The GSP that is also encrusting the rock really pop when the white lights turn off, but the pulsing xenia just seems to get dark. I guess that was part of what made me curious if the xenia is just going through an acclimation phase or something.Depends on which ones you buy. You bought tan/cream ones, and they'll likely stay that way. With blue lighting, I'm sure they can look more purple though.
This was a what mine looks like in blue light mode. I just have the standard BioCube lights so I’m unable to fine tune any settings.I am thinking you have a different species of xenia. Attached is a photo of ours in our tank with a white flashlight on the right colony for comparison. I'm wondering if you added a little more blue to your lighting, will it alter it's appearance any? My answer = possibly slightly.
That’s as colorful as it will get.This was a what mine looks like in blue light mode. I just have the standard BioCube lights so I’m unable to fine tune any settings.
Maybe. I'm having a hard time finding a good image of one of those. A lot of the search results still have "xenia" in them.Not an expert on all the Xenia types, but that almost looks like ‘waving hand’ anthelia.
Thanks for the info! I'd say you're correct.Xenia doesn’t really glow under blues like gsp.
I’m pretty sure what you have is actually anthellia, as each stalk is a single polyp, while Xenia is a stalk with multiple polyps. Similar care either way.
I was really curious as to how it was going to pulse with the length of the polyps (not sure if "polyps" are the correct term here. Referring to the long feathering things though.).Xenia doesn’t really glow under blues like gsp.
I’m pretty sure what you have is actually anthellia, as each stalk is a single polyp, while Xenia is a stalk with multiple polyps. Similar care either way.
By definition, a polyp is the ground state of a cnidarian (so technically the whole stalk), but when talking about coral the mouths/feathery things are called polyps. I haven’t kept anthelia, does it pulse like Xenia would?I was really curious as to how it was going to pulse with the length of the polyps (not sure if "polyps" are the correct term here. Referring to the long feathering things though.).
It doesn't seem to pulse. It does allow for quite a bit of water movement which is nice to watch.By definition, a polyp is the ground state of a cnidarian (so technically the whole stalk), but when talking about coral the mouths/feathery things are called polyps. I haven’t kept anthelia, does it pulse like Xenia would?
Is it growing off a leather on the right? Or does it just develop a large base like that?Yes it’s anyhelia , very similar and equally bulletproof