how to frag Xenia?

[chinmo]

As above, can some one teach me hw to frag Xenia?

[sphinx]

Follow the link here and you shall be enlighten..... wondering should i try their mass production method Xenia Propagation

[FuEl]

Think just need to cut off one polyp and tie it on a rock with mesh n rubber band. It should grow out in time. Very similar to mushy propagation.

[iewnehz]

juz cut one of the polyp ar? wont surt the xenia in the tank meh??

[FuEl]

Not sure if one polyp will work..but heard from somewhere b4..never tried it myself..

[chinmo]

i have one polyp from my last xenia, it came loose from the stalk, it settle down one a LR at the tank bottom, and has since grown from a polyp to a few polyp with a small stalk.

[FuEl]

Bro..wat xenia you going to try? I was thinking of a white pulsing xenia sandbed.

[RAV-65]

Does your one polyp refer to juz one "flower"? i love my xenia, but dun dare to cut it for fear I might kill it... would love it to grow bigger 1st...

[chinmo]

the commom brown wan.... got other place sell other coloured ones?

[iewnehz]

wad if cut liao the the xenia die in the main tank?

haha

scared frag unsuccessful leh

[FuEl]

Dunno if iodine test kit essential boh..if not buy one salifert one will go broke again......

[chinmo]

RAV-65 bro, yah, i mean one flower jus found it one day on the Lrs, and had grown since!

iewnehz bro, no choice leh, my xenia stick to another lr! i will be moving the ls maybe end of tis mth to my new tank, tink i'll be fragging afew by then!

Bro Fuel, they nid iuodine ar?

[RAV-65]

hmm... guess i gotta try one day... anyway, mine's like a bit whitish in colour... the "leaves" also not the skinny skinny ones that I've seen around...

Vincent Ho

[iewnehz]

yea bro chinmo, worth trying la..successful le gif u one of my frag..hahaha

[chinmo]

maybe i post pic of the xenia tomolo. c if u guys also having it? they look very nice when they r epanding fully and pusling!

[FuEl]

Iodine dosing is crucial to the health of all xenias. They are known to be more fussy about iodine levels compared to other softies.

[iewnehz]

oh ya..one more Qn...

as shown in the mpeg, wrap the frag on a piece rock, over a bandage rite?

den when shud i unwarp it??

[chinmo]

oops 4got to thanks sphinxbro for showing me the links. bro!

[RAV-65]

hmm.... would regular water change be good enough? iodine cannot test one rite? I doused one time, and also suffocated my fish... now scared liao....

Vincent Ho

[chinmo]

oh ya..one more Qn...

as shown in the mpeg, wrap the frag on a piece rock, over a bandage rite?

den when shud i unwarp it??

shld remove when the frags attach to the lrs ba.....

[FuEl]

hmm.... would regular water change be good enough? iodine cannot test one rite? I doused one time, and also suffocated my fish... now scared liao....

Vincent Ho

There is a test kit by Salifert. I am wary of iodine dosing. As I don't have a test kit. That's why I only add 0.5ml every 2 weeks. My one is by seachem..super concentrated.

[RAV-65]

i guess gotta beware when you are removing the mesh, dun tear the frag out of the rock again...

Vincent Ho

[sphinx]

oh ya..one more Qn...

as shown in the mpeg, wrap the frag on a piece rock, over a bandage rite?

den when shud i unwarp it??

once they have attached to the rock... the top part of the mesh will be covered by them already. All you can do is remove the rubberband and resize the mesh to as small as possible and just a matter of time they will be covered by xenia.

as for iodine, i did not add at all but only add reef plus 1 tsp twice weekly and all looks fine

[sphinx]

oops 4got to thanks sphinxbro for showing me the links. bro!

you are most welcome bro..... would love to learn from you on horses.... but due to work commitment still unable to keep them yet

[iewnehz]

how long will the Xenia frag takes to attached to the rock?