There are several species of pulsing xenia, most commonly the blue (elongata), silver tipped, and pom-pom varieties. They are among the hardiest species of corals that can be kept, although they frequently do not ship well. They reproduce extremely fast, and will quickly overpopulate the tank, overrunning other corals, if not kept pruned back. You may want to check with a local reef club or online to see if you can obtain a few free starter stalks to start out with, as they are often given away at no cost when other reefers are cutting them back. They will attach fairly easily to almost any surface, including glass, and their active pulsing behavior can be fascinating to watch. A perfect beginner's coral.

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Zooxanthella/Light, the symbiotic algae zooxanthellae hosted within its body provides the majority of its nutritional needs from the light driven process of photosynthesis.

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