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nov8tve
05/05/2006, 08:02 PM
Just curious...the only interesting one I have seen is a blue one. Isn't there some other color variations?

graveyardworm
05/05/2006, 09:38 PM
Just did a search for rare or blue xenia, and came up with nothing. Personally I've never seen or heard of anything but pink or brownish. Possibly it was dyed, or from what I just found out clove polyps look very similar, and naturally occur in different colors.

Biotoper
05/05/2006, 11:25 PM
Cespitularia is the sought-after blue xenia, although some Xenia spp may also be bluish. Check out this reefkeeping article:
http://www.reefkeeping.com/issues/2004-02/ac/feature/index.php
I think white, brown/tan/yellow, and pink/reddish are the common color varieties. Greenish or bluish are rarer (I've not seen these in person).

Ryan

graveyardworm
05/05/2006, 11:44 PM
Lots of hits with the search function now thanks. Learn something new every day.