Xenia dead?

[facecambron]

So I cycled my brand new tank and decided to get some zoa's and pom pom Xenia to start my tank. After dipping and placing in my tank, the Xenia has slowly fell apart over 12 hour period. What was the cause and will it come back or is it dead?

 

[Subsea]

The Xenia doesn’t think you cycled the tank. What are the parameters now for ammonia, nitrite & nitrate.

 

[facecambron]

The Xenia doesn’t think you cycled the tank. What are the parameters now for ammonia, nitrite & nitrate.

 

[facecambron]

Nitrates are at 10 ppm nitrites are at 1 ammonia at 0

 

[Subsea]

“What was the cause and will it come back or is it dead?“

Describe your cycle?

Describe your dipping protocoal.

If Xenia is shedding itself & disintegrating after 13 hours in your tank, I doubt that it will recover.


How long after beginning cycle before adding Xenia & zoos.

 

[facecambron]

How long after beginning cycle before adding Xenia & zoos.

3 weeks my zoa's are loving the tank my Xenia just started shriveling within an hour of being in the tank

 

[Subsea]

3 weeks my zoa's are loving the tank my Xenia just started shriveling within an hour of being in the tank

Xenia does not ship well. How did it look when you received it?

More important, describe the dip protocol that you used on Xenia before adding it to display.

 

[Should I]

you have 0 algae in the tank not even diatoms if you can't grow algae you can't grow coral

 

[Anna K]

I don't think it'll come back from that :crying-face:

 

[BristleWormHater]

Xenia doesn't take dips well, especially after shipping.

 

[facecambron]

Xenia does not ship well. How did it look when you received it?

More important, describe the dip protocol that you used on Xenia before adding it to display.

I went and got my Xenia and zoa's from a local pet store it looked healthy and were open when I got home. I used seachems coral dip and followed the instructions on the bottle. Dipped for 15 minutes. I dipped my zoa's in a 50/50 peroxide mix then dipped them in the seachems due to severe pests. Could some one the peroxide from the zoa dip have leached into the seachems dip and caused it?

 

[facecambron]

I don't think it'll come back from that :crying-face:

It hasn't changed so I removed it. It's a sad day I was super excited. Lessons to be learned though

 

[facecambron]

Xenia doesn't take dips well, especially after shipping.

I picked it up from my closest store, which is a about an hour and a half from my house. Could the drive have stressed It out? They also put it in a beta container instead of a bag

 

[BristleWormHater]

I picked it up from my closest store, which is a about an hour and a half from my house. Could the drive have stressed It out? They also put it in a beta container instead of a bag

No, I don't think the drive had anything to do with it or the packing. I think it was the dip, for xenia if you have to dip it, id do it for half or less the recommended time.
Id say this was a lucky situation for you. Xenia is extremely invasive and hard to get rid of, I wouldn't add it.

 

[facecambron]

No, I don't think the drive had anything to do with it or the packing. I think it was the dip, for xenia if you have to dip it, id do it for half or less the recommended time.
Id say this was a lucky situation for you. Xenia is extremely invasive and hard to get rid of, I wouldn't add it.

Is there any specific dips you have had luck with? I planned on trimming them and isolating them on the other side of the tank to keep them from spreading. I just love the pulsing movement they have. I'm only wanting soft corals since this is my first tank so I'm avoiding lps and sps.

 

[facecambron]

you have 0 algae in the tank not even diatoms if you can't grow algae you can't grow coral

 

[BristleWormHater]

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Is there any specific dips you have had luck with? I planned on trimming them and isolating them on the other side of the tank to keep them from spreading. I just love the pulsing movement they have. I'm only wanting soft corals since this is my first tank so I'm avoiding lps and sps.

Most dips should be fine just don't do them for very long, 5 minutes or less.

 

[facecambron]

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Most dips should be fine just don't do them for very long, 5 minutes or less.

Thank you very much. I'm assuming peroxide is a no go or it will kill them? From what I've read

 

[BristleWormHater]

Thank you very much. I'm assuming peroxide is a no go or it will kill them? From what I've read

Yes, don't dip them in peroxide.