Red Brain Coral

[Chris]

I purchased a beautiful piece of red brain coral today. Unfortunately the lights went off on the tank 5 mins after I placed it. I will take a picture tomorrow and attach it to this post.

[jhnrb]

congrats. waiting for pic. i like the brains.

[Chris]

Sounds like an "night of the living dead" movie, brains, brains, BRAINS!!

[minireefer]

very nice Hope it does well for you.I am going coral hunting tonight.

[Chris]

crap, I forgot to post a picture of it. I will tonight. What kind of experience does anyone have with brain corals? Everything I read says they are fairly easy to keep. They like moderate to bright light with moderate flow.

[Chris]

Pictures at last! Look how beautiful this coral is.

[jhnrb]

Trachyphylia Geoffroyi (formally Wellsop0hylia radiata) - The most common form is the falbello-meandroid. All develop multiple mouths as they grow. They possess numerous hidden very small feeding tentacles that typically stay out of sight under a flap during the day but come out day or night when food is provided. Flabello-meandroid specimens have a small cone shaped base while those that are domed have a flat bottom skeleton and almost all specimens come in mixes of green and red (bluish or gray are not common).They also expand to a surprising size well beyond the boundaries of their skeletons. Can tolerate lighting from low to high intensity. They prefer a low to moderate current and they will not expand fully if the currents are too strong. Will eat small meaty foods provided by hand and will also benefit form additions of inverebrate foods and a D.S.B. setup. They are very sensitive to stings from more dangerous corals. they prefer to be placed on the bottom on a soft sediment substrate, away from other aggressive corals. They may reproduce on their own by the production of polyp buds. Typically very hardy, may on occasion begin to recede from their skeletons or stop expanding their tissues for unknown reasons. they often recover but not always. good luck with your new coral

[Chris]

Thanks jhnrb!

[fishman]

Very nice coral.

[minireefer]

that is a nice addition great color