Xenia disease? Has anyone scene this before… Please help!!

psuj22 · #1 01/30/2007, 12:15 AM

I just noticed this on my Xenias… I don’t know what it is and it started at the yellowish spot on the s.. and now that head it completely gone. It’s spreading cause I started seeing the same things on my other stalks of Xenias(but none of the other corals) and I have no idea what’s going on. All my parameters are normal except for the ammonia which might be at .5ppm due to the loss of a Kole Tang (I haven’t seen him in a few days and I cant really get to behind the rocks.. to get that waste out)

Please advice on what I can do.. I’ve never had to deal with any Coral diseases and I don’t even know what this is!! Should I take out the xenias to try to save the other corals? I’m doing a 1/3 water change tonight… Hopefully it’ll help a bit.

jandlms · #2 01/30/2007, 12:26 AM

Pic doesn't really help. Try another onne.

psuj22 · #3 01/30/2007, 12:58 AM

thats seems to be the best i can seem to take with my camera... and I had to cut and adjusted the image quality a bit to get under the 50KB limit for this site..

Anywayzz.. those yellow spots are where there used to be stalks and now they are gone.. and it seems to be spreading to all the other stalks in the bunch

drummereef · #4 01/30/2007, 01:09 AM

Can't see nuthin with that pic. sorry.

psuj22 · #5 01/30/2007, 01:24 AM

http://reefcentral.com/gallery/showg...116196&thumb=1

c1truz · #6 01/31/2007, 12:46 PM

U sure thats xenia? By the pic it looks to be growing on a "Mat" not stalk.

Psychographic · #7 01/31/2007, 10:10 PM

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Originally posted by c1truz
U sure thats xenia? By the pic it looks to be growing on a "Mat" not stalk.

There are encrusting Xenia's, not all grow from stalks. I have 2 different encrusting Xenia's in my tank.