Pulsing Xenia not doing good..

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  1. dee99gt

    dee99gt Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    I got some pulsing xenia 2 days ago.. I have silver xenia and another kind that I'm not sure what it is, its kinda red... but they're all doing great except my pulsing pink xenia. I have it at the top of the tank. They are pulsing but are shrunk to almost nothing.. Any ideas? My kenya trees, waving hand anthelias are all doing great and infact my anthelias have tons of new heads and is spreading..
     
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  3. jeffers0n

    jeffers0n Feather Duster

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    If you have too much flow on them thay might do that. When did u put them in, and have u been moving or touching them?
     
  4. dee99gt

    dee99gt Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    They are not in direct flow and its very light flow at that. I put them in the tank Thursday and I moved them today from the bottom to the top. Everything water wise tested okay and I've had the tank setup for about 4 months now.
     
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    jeffers0n Feather Duster

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    It is probably because u moved them today. I had some and moved them once and they didnt come out untill like 12 the next day.
     
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    the new xenia could also be in poor health due to shipping and transportation issues. IME they're very finiky and stress out a lot during transport.
     
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    dee99gt Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    perhaps they got banged around when I was bringing them home. :confused: I want them to grow! I moved around my other xenia a few times before I could find them a spot where they liked.
     
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  9. jeffers0n

    jeffers0n Feather Duster

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    Patience. Give them time to settle. If they still are not doing good after lets say 3 days, then u may have a problem.