tonyz Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 Afternoon, new to the saltwater arena. Everything in my nano seems happy corals and fish alike. Recently I noticed my Kenya tree isn't spreading way out and being a space hog. Upon deeper look I noticed slot of "bubble" growths on it. Only this I could think to describe it. I've seen it shed afew times and it wasn't doing this. The polyps seem to be out and but not fully spreading. Any ideas? Tried to get a pic the best I could. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
esacjack Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 (edited) hows the flow in that part of the tank? You could always use a turkey baster to give it a gentle blast or three, to free up anything clinging to it. They also start to firm up when they're about to start sprouting a new length. Ive had them looking like a wad of chewing gum for about a week before finally opening back up. Edited February 5, 2014 by esacjack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Do you have xenia or other tree corals in the tank? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyz Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 Yes I have Xenia which I am really rethinking that stuff as it grows and spreads almost as fast as algae (as I found out). Also have a toadstool which is happy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jestep Posted February 5, 2014 Share Posted February 5, 2014 Could be chemical. My xenia and kenya's went to war across the tank. The xenia didn't make it in my case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyz Posted February 5, 2014 Author Share Posted February 5, 2014 That would be great, but think it might be a type of shedding or it's starting to grow more limbs... Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesL Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 My Kenya tree goes through cycles like that. Sometimes it is because a shrimp or something bothered it, sometimes it is just because. The one caveat is that in my large tank, my angel took a liking to it, so it was always shriveled up. Give it a day or two. Btw, Kenya trees can be as bad as Xenia mine drops branches all the time which drift around the tank until they attach to something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jpowell490 Posted February 6, 2014 Share Posted February 6, 2014 You simply cannot kill a Kenya tree lol. I am serious, they are like a disease with no cure. Don't worry a bit about it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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