I need your Brains!!

[dnorton1978]

I originally posted in the "new" category and got nothing in terms of responses. Trying again here..


I am thinking of adding a few more corals soon. I want a green bubble, a green monti cap, and a brain of some sort. Wondering if my lighting is enough. Tank is about 20 inches deep and my lighting is VHO, 770 watts. My acro's and monti caps are showing great growth, as are my other corals.

If possible could you guys post some of your brain pics with the general name of it, and why you like it. I am trying to get as much info about them from the people that have them..

I did research brains and supposedly they are a pretty easy coral to care for. Thanks

 

[blackcloudmedia]

I have a brain star goniastrea under power compacts. Its doing great. It actually appears to enjoy food more than lighting.

 

[trido]

Sorry about that other forum. :lol: Your lighting will be plenty for any of those corals you want. AS far as the brain coral. I have one That Ive had for nearly a year. I rarely target fed it and it did well. Something happened over vacation and It now has a very slow case of STN so I wont post pics.

 

[dnorton1978]

Thanks guys. Anyone else?

 

[Len]

I really was going to take a pic of my red brain coral (Trachyphyllia) but it is closed up today for some reason. Anyhow, they're super easy to keep. Low to moderate light is fine, and any flow seems okay too. Put on rocks, put on sand, feed or don't feed ... they all thrive. 8)

 

[dnorton1978]

I really was going to take a pic of my red brain coral (Trachyphyllia) but it is closed up today for some reason.

Please do for noone has posted any yet. Len, you can be the first..

 

[Len]

I'll see if I can get a pic of it tomorrow. Hopefully, it'll open back up (if not, I'm gonna have to investigate what's happening).

 

[Anonymous]

BRAINS!

As you can see, I've got 3 or 4 in there (it is a 90g tank) the Lobo above is about 9 in across.

The only one I have has any trouble with is the "maze" brain that you cannot see. I think the combo of a Kole and Bi-color blennie that were in there at one time picking on it stressed it out. Either that or it just majorly recieded.

There are a couple dime size spots coming back tho

 

[Anonymous]

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[dnorton1978]

Pretty cool pics so far.
Len, I am really interested in the red open brain. My wife says that is the one she would want. She is waiting on your pic. I told her about your track record with pics, but she feels confident you will post anyway.

 

[Len]

I don't think I can go home early to shoot a photo But I do remember a old red brain (they used to consider these Wellsophyllia sp.) that I have a photo of:

And here is an old pic of my amazing green brain:

 

[dnorton1978]

Very nice Len.

Question though. As I look at everyones pics they seem to have the brains close to other corals. I thought they had long sweeper tentacles that come out at night? What type of spacing do you guys use? Thanks

 

[Len]

"Open Brain" corals don't have sweepers, only the "closed brain" type (maze corals). The open brains do have tentacles that come out at night that surround the oral disk, but they are fairly short. I put brain corals within 2" of other corals without problems.

 

[dnorton1978]

Thank you Len.

 

[bleedingthought]

Open brains are simply amazing to me. Best looking corals out there, IMO. 8)

If my lights weren't out I'd try to snap pictures of mine. I have a green trachyphyllia, a green/blue "wellsophyllia" (now also trachyphyllia), and a recovering red lobophyllia (in bad shape when I bought from local reefer and now almost covering all of its skelleton ). I'm a bad photographer anyways, though...

Try this, http://images.google.com/images?svnum=1 ... tnG=Search :wink: