How to "trim" xenia?

[ken6217]

I have had blue pulsating xenia for about a month now and it has really grown. It came on a piece of rock, and now the arms have attached onto the neighboring rocks. At some point I am going to want to get it from spreading. Can this be cut without causing damage like infection and so forth?

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Thanks,
Ken

 

[Edwardw771]

Rip it off with a tweasers. then kalk the rock you don't want it on.

 

[Sorcha]

I've discovered by accident that if you put Yellow Polyps or Candy Canes too close you can kill it and it doesn't come back. Works with Anthelia too! LOL

 

[ken6217]

I think I'm missing something. This isn't a pest. I was just looking to cut it back some and maybe give frags away. It is really beautiful xenia.
Ken

 

[RichT]

When I had Xenia, I was gonna try attaching small rubble at the boarder where I wanted it to stop. Then when the Xenia was firmly attached to the rubble, remove the rubble for trade or sale. I never did try it though. Kinda went with Eds method when when I banished all softies from my tank.

 

[Sorcha]

I think I'm missing something. This isn't a pest. I was just looking to cut it back some and maybe give frags away. It is really beautiful xenia.
Ken

I think it's a Point of View thing. I like the Xenia because I like the movement, but I wasn't too careful about where I placed. I put it too low in the tank and it crawled up and over everything, leaving babies wherever it went. At that point, it's a pest! Starting to get it under control a little bit now.

The same with Anthelia, but I don't like that so much and am trying to rid my tank of it.

There are those who view it as a weed that needs to be exterminated. LOL!

 

[GregW]

Just cut it at the base with a sharp razor. Let the cutting heal for a few days ( I put it in one of those hang-on specimen tanks with a few hole drilled in it) then glue it to a rock. The small part that was left behind will start to grow small polyps in a week or two. Some people can never grow this stuff. The others can't get rid of it.

I'll post some pics tonight.

 

[ken6217]

Thanks all. I was never that crazy about xenia, but this blue pulsating species really looks nice. I guess my concern was that if I cut it, would it get some kind of infection etc.
Ken