Xenia trees drooping after putting in tank

[lilly.hall]

Hi! today I bought a Xenia tree and I put it in the tank an hour ago and it’s starting to droop… is that normal…?

 

[Rick's Reviews]

Where is it in your photo :)

 

[lilly.hall]

Where is it in your photo :)

It’s right in the middle

 

[Rick's Reviews]

How's your hammer doing now :)

 

[lilly.hall]

It’s right in the middle

How's your hammer doing now :)

It’s doing great! It’s even splitting !

 

[Rick's Reviews]

Thread 'New hammer coral absolutely obsessed' https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/new-hammer-coral-absolutely-obsessed.936717/


Did you turn lights down/ off before introducing? Xenia are quite hardy so I think give it a day or two to adjust, it will open up

 

[lilly.hall]

Thread 'New hammer coral absolutely obsessed' https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/new-hammer-coral-absolutely-obsessed.936717/


Did you turn lights down/ off before introducing? Xenia are quite hardy so I think give it a day or two to adjust, it will open up

I did not, whoops

 

[leonardomanzano]

Hi! today I bought a Xenia tree and I put it in the tank an hour ago and it’s starting to droop… is that normal…?

if you put it in an hour ago this is normal, if it stays like this for more than 2 days I would start to get worried. When I had mine It would do this everyone in a while but after a few hours, it would go back to normal.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Where is it in your photo :)

Lower that light for starters. They are not fans of bright light and all coral should be introduced under reduced or blue lighting. Assure it is receiivg moderate water flow. Also assure salinity is Not elevated and you want to acclimate them for a short time matching the salinity with that of the tank