ratched Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 I purchased a pulsing xenia last week and was wondering if the polyps are supposed to pulse "in synch"? I thought I read somewhere that if they pulse in a random or unorganized way , it is a sign of stress...( coudn't find an answer using "search". Thanks. Link to comment
Optimum Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 I've had a pulsing xenia for 2 months. It never pulses in syn. It looks healthy though. Link to comment
Chris687 Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 I wouldn't stress about it. Link to comment
fishkid15 Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 no that is not true.i have had many diff types they grow very quickly and are very happy and healthy that puylse in random order Link to comment
dagermain Posted April 21, 2004 Share Posted April 21, 2004 my understanding is that some don't pulse at all, and that doesn't necessarily mean anything either. Link to comment
tonym Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 I've never seen one that did pulse in sync. I love huge colonies that randomly pulse. It's hypnotic. Link to comment
Aiptasia Posted April 22, 2004 Share Posted April 22, 2004 Pulsing behavior in xenia is still a mystery. Current thinking suggests that xenia will pulse as a response to improve respiration flowing over themselves, but even this hasn't been adequately proven. Some colonies never pulse in one tank, only to start pulsing in a new tank at a random time and vice versa. Pulsing behavior doesn't seem to harm the corals at all and only enhances xenia's appeal to aquarists. However, just because it's pulsing in a display tank at your LFS doesn't mean it will pulse in your own tank. Link to comment
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