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Pulsing Xenia
Xenia spp.
Family: Xeniidae
📍 Indo-Pacific Reef Systems
Pulsing xenia is one of the most fascinating soft corals, rhythmically opening and closing its feathery polyps in a hypnotic pulse. It grows rapidly and can spread across rockwork quickly, so placement should be deliberate. Thrives in stable reef conditions.
Keeping this species
- flow
- Moderate
- light
- Medium to high
- feeding
- Primarily photosynthetic; absorbs dissolved organics
- tank size
- 30 gallons minimum
- temperament
- Invasive encrusting growth – monitor spread
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Water it likes
- ph
- 8.1–8.3
- calcium
- 380–430 ppm
- salinity
- 1.025–1.026 SG
- alkalinity
- 8–11 dKH
- temperature
- 75–81°F (24–27°C)
Natural Habitat Temperature
79°F — 81°F seasonal range · (Jan low, Feb high)