I went into a LFS yesterday, looking for some more live rock and possibly a Xenia pulse coral. I had read from multiple sources that Xenia is a good soft coral to start with, and that it's been shown to host anemone. They also have a fascinating pulsing behavior. However, the LFS guy talked me out of it for a couple of reasons. First, he said it grows like a weed, which I had read as well. To contain it, he suggested keeping it on its own rock. He noted that a lot of people start with it, and then eventually regret it after they get more established and accumulate more invertebrates. Secondly, he noted that while they are fairly hardy, when something does go wrong with them they can basically fall apart really quickly and really cloud your tank -- or worse -- release some sort of toxins that can wipe everything else out. He actually steered me towards getting an anemone, even though others in online forums suggest waiting for a year. He pointed out that if you have the right lighting, water conditions, and feed the anemone properly, you should have no more problems than you might with starter soft corals. So I thought about it for a day, did some more research, and then went back today and bought it. Here it is.
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