Pulsing Xenia
Xenia spp.
Its polyps pulse like tiny hands. Grows like a weed in some tanks and not at all in others; keep it on its own rock.
- Light
- Medium (≈100–200 PAR)
- Flow
- low
- Where it goes
- Mid of the tank
- Colony size in a year or two
- 3–8 in
- Aggression toward other corals
- low
- Temperature
- 76–82 °F
Where to buy it
Buy aquacultured frags where you can: they're hardier than wild colonies and don't come off a reef.
Likes the same light
Reef-safe fish and inverts
Care ranges are typical hobby guidance and vary by source and by where the animal came from. Ask your supplier and watch your own tank. Spot a mistake on this page? Let me know.