[NYreefNoob]

blue xenia ok i know i shouldn't be killing it, but it is taking over rock. held small piece for someone and i cant get it to die off or come off. even got a pymiad butterfly that is only interested in frozen and pellets, lfs had for few weeks and eating glad i guess it is or all prepared foods. i am doing a upgrade in a month or so, and do not want it going into new tank, not gonna sell rock either cause it has all my sps and zoa's ect on them, thought of taking out of water and spot kalking it and rinse with tank water, only thing sucks is this is what my clowns host

[Solace Aquatics LLC]

First, clip off as much as you can and donate it to fellow reefers!

Then treat it like aiptasia. Hit it with an injection of Hydrochloric Acid no ore than 1cc at a time. Then hit it up with some kalk paste on the base. Lastly do some scrubbing and suctioning (into a waste bucket) with a hard bristle brush. I like Hard bristle tooth brushes.

[thesauce]

I feel your pain. Same situation here. My clowns have developed telltale spots due to xenia and gsp hosting. At least its a good nutrient export.

[mcnuggget]

pluck it like nose hair

[Solace Aquatics LLC]

Quote: Originally Posted by mcnuggget pluck it like nose hair

Those are some big nose hairs

[JackKerouac]

I won vs Xenia with a lot of patience grabbing out using tweezers then adding a fish named Acreichthys tomentosus that took care of these places where i couldn't arrive .Good luck

	Acreichthys tomentosus This fish has become popular because of its appetite for Aptaisia and other small pest anemones. It's a hardy fish but has mixed reviews on its ability to live in a reef tank without nipping on corals and some other reef inhabitants like small clams. I've kept several of these fish and my experience has been that if they are kept well fed, corals or other reef habitants are usually safe with the exception of shrimp. However, many aquarists have reported nipping of corals such as zoanthids, acans and duncans to name a few. Small clams have also been reported as a potential target by the filefish. The good news is the fish is pretty easy to capture should it need to be removed. The male has "bristles" located towards the end of the tail. These fish have been bred and raised successfully in captivity.

[knockout]

pluck it with tweezers, if you grab it tight and near its base it will just come off the rock, it will leave some flesh behind which will sprout again but if you are persistent you can clear it, I personally like xenia and this is the method I use to keep it under control.

[Border09]

It does look pretty cool with the clown in it.

	Balistapus Conspiculum- Balistapus Conspiculum-Clown An aggressive trigger that get more aggressive the larger it gets, can reach about 20" or so. Do well in a FO or Fowlr and very aggressive tank mates. Unlike most other triggers it needs very good water quality, low nitrates. The quarter size ones that show up every year need to be feed a lot. If feed correctly they should grow from 1" to 4"-6" in a year.

[rookie07]

This is preventative, will not kill the xenia for you, sorry
try putting a very powerful coral next to it...maybe a torch or something...also, if you give it very high flow or very very low flow, it will drastically slow the growth process...with to little water movement xenia cant spread, and with to high movement it cant spread either...well, atleast it cant spread quickly...this has worked for me, when I turn the PH's onto a lower setting, the xenia spread like crazy.

[NYreefNoob]

well a tank crash killed it so it doesnt matter, high flow didnt kill it off either