Kenya trees

Altpers0na · #1 12/17/2007, 08:50 PM

my mrs has informed me that she likes our kenya trees and would like some to go to the new tank. i hadnt planned on this, but oh well..

is it possible to keep em from going out of control baby droppin crazy?

a1amap · #2 12/17/2007, 08:52 PM

If they like where they are and are healthy they will drop offspring.

harryk · #3 12/17/2007, 08:56 PM

no they will drop them, but they are easy enough to remove. If you belong to a local club you can give them away or sell them

cardiffgiant · #4 12/17/2007, 09:00 PM

I guess that you just need to do what ever it is that I'm doing, because I've had mine for about 6 months, and it has only grown about 1 inch.

ahullsb · #5 12/17/2007, 09:44 PM

If they like their spot it can get annoying to be pulling pieces off all the time though. They are all over my 55 at the moment. In a small tank like ours it isn't that big of a deal, but it is a huge pain in a large tank where you can't easily reach everywhere.

Altpers0na · #6 12/17/2007, 10:33 PM

i wish i could get rid of em locally, or remotely...

i have a couple of large happy kenys... and a dozen little ones... in a 20 hex... really didnt want to put em in my 75... o well..

Lee_Bay · #7 12/18/2007, 08:48 AM

Keep the 20 for the kenyas. You know my feelings on these things.

steri · #8 12/18/2007, 10:35 AM

I have Kenya Tree in my tank. I love the coral, and others seem to like it too. Personally I would say get it, not because I like it, but because when they do drop little trees, it is very very easy to remove them and have frags to sell or trade to local shops or reefers for other corals that you are looking for.

That's what I do. To me Kenya Tree is much much easier to control then say GSP or Xenia.

Lee_Bay · #9 12/18/2007, 10:48 AM

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Originally posted by steri
when they do drop little trees, it is very very easy to remove them and have frags to sell or trade to local shops or reefers for other corals that you are looking for.

That is if you can see them and get to them without tearing down the tank. Xenia generally grows upward. As long is you put it near the top of the rockwork, it'll grow up onto the glass, then you can scrape it off and trade/toss the excess. Kenya trees "drop" new trees, unattached, that get blown around the tank to behind the rocks and other inaccessible areas.

Altpers0na · #10 12/18/2007, 12:48 PM

i have all three... gsp, ,xenia and kenya...

didnt want any of them in the new tank...

keaton · #11 12/18/2007, 10:50 PM

I throw my kenia babies out the window that is next to my tank.

keaton · #12 12/18/2007, 10:50 PM

I throw my kenya babies out the window that is next to my tank.