Desperately seeking color

A pic of our tank is here http://i1130.photobucket.com/albums/…e/fulltank.jpg From left to right, frogspawn (triple color), Xenia (since the pic has died), Flourescent green mushrooms below the Xenia – look very drab with the regular light, but a beautiful green in the actinic, next is a Very...

What is on my mushroom?

I am new to the forum here and need your help. I have noticed something attached to my green mushrooms today. It’s slow moving and is pale pink in color. Any ideas? The 37 gallon Sea Max has been up for 2 years. Mushrooms are only 6 months new in tank. Thank you! Originally posted here: What is on...

Why are my non-pulsing Xenias pulsing?

This the same poor frag that has the 2 bristle worms and are very unhappy. When the worm is slithering on the head the polyps shrivel up into a nub but do extend when the worm goes someplace else. Today I see my Xenia’s pulsing! I waited around to see if this was because of the worm and no it...

Presents for the clownfish

Hello I bought a nice sized Xenia frag yesterday.Clowns are looking at it but haven’t decided to investigate it yet, and i know they might not host even though i know plenty of people that have clowns that host Xenia. My clowns are wild caught, not tank raised. An anemone is bound to kill other...

"feeding" corals

Newbie here. Read online that people hand feed their soft corals like polyps with mysis shrimp. I’ve even seen pictures of corals trying to swallow a small hermit crab and trying to eat a fish that died and fell on it. LFS says only feed the corals the filter foods and they’re good with...