Moving Pulsing xenia

[ewelch]

I was wonding how to move a clump of pulsing xenia. I have an anenome that recently moved rather close and is touching the xenia. The anenome has not moved in about a year but with a lighting change it decided to move. Will it hurt the xenia?
can I just pull the xenia off the rock .... will that damage it? Should I try to encourage the anenome to move instead?

 

[afishyonados]

Pull the xenia off, or wedge a rock inbetween the two cruitters in question.

 

[ewelch]

I kinda moved stuff around and the xenia is attached pretty well. Will it hurt it?

 

[afilter]

Best bet is to move the rock the xenia is attached to if possible. Yes the anenome can injure the xenia.

 

[ewelch]

I actually already pulled the xenia off the rock. The anenome and xenia were attached to the same large live rock. I wedged the two peices of xenia in between other rock. They went rather limp. Will they be ok? This stuff grows crazy in my tank.

 

[afishyonados]

It should be fine.

 

[Feron]

question is how does one move a xenia?
I managed to 'get lucky' in getting some pom-pom on a piece of live rock.
The stuff has quadrupled in size in a matter of two months... I'd like to keep some of it and prop other places in the tank, but how do I get it off the rock?
Butter knife?
Pull?
Dremel? (hehe j/k)

 

[ewelch]

i just reached in and pulled them off the rock. kinda barbaric but it really dind't seem to affect them much. They were a little droopy afterwards but soon recovered

 

[ntswift]

You can also scrape it off the rock with a razor blade or just cut it really close to the base. It has worked for me pretty well.

 

[afishyonados]

Butter knife!

Why a spoon? 'Cause it will hurt more!

 

[austinsdad]

I''ve always pulle/peeled mine from rock. Worked fine. Otherwise, cutting it low and leaving a gell on the rock only makes for a new growth there again soon. When possible, I used a toothpick and a rubber band to attach frags to rocks. Toothpick through the bottom of the stalk. Rubberband on both ends of the toothpick and around the rock. Ususall, 3 days later, I could remove the pick and rubber band and the xenia was attached.