pulsing xenia

[twychopen]

What happens when you cut a pulsing xenia with a rasor blade? I have to get rid of these things. Does the part left behind continue to grow new?

[StevenSeas]

not 100% sure but i would place a bet that they would grow back...based on other corals growth patterns that I have fragged

[Jarob]

Depends, if its growing on glass and you give it a clean cut it wont grow back but if its on a rock and you leave tissue behind it will almost always grow back from my experience.

[Submariner]

Scrape it off instead by pulling and scraping at the base of the xenia. The part that is attached to the rock is actually fairly tough. If there is any remaining reside use a clean cheap toothbrush or something like it to scrub the rest off.

[jroescher]

It depends on if you want it to grow back or not. If you want to get rid of it, it will almost certainly grow back really fast. If you're fragging it so that it will spread, it will almost certainly perish. At least that's how it works for me.

Best way is how submariner described. I use my fingernail and try to scrap it off the rock.

[jroescher]

And just in case you've never handled xenia before:

THE SMELL IS DISGUSTING!! I use bleach or Ajax to kill the smell on my hands. Don't do it right before you eat.