How to take care of your Brain! (Trachys, Lobos, etc...)

[ttmtven]

Can a symphyllia be place next to a trachyphyllia and not have them attack each other?

 

[iramack]

Good Question.......................

Anyone????

Steve

 

[jlanger]

In response to the comment about lobophyllias having "a serious penchant for zapping more docile species if they are placed to closely", here's a photo of my lobo "zapping" my M. setosa that was getting too close.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Bumping this because it's a good read.

 

[snappa1953]

Of interest is that I did find Lobos out on the more exposed, fore reef dropoffs, but they were less prevalent and deeper down, generally. Any shallow Lobos exposed to bright son tended to be smaller and paler in coloration. In the shallower sun drenched, higher energy conditions, Acoporas were abundant and subtle shades of cream to brown, with some having a few colorful pigments on the edges. All the time I was wondering what colors they could display under a quality lighting setup

Great observations Nano. Temperature question - what do you estimate the ideal to be ?

 

[Nano sapiens]

Great observations Nano. Temperature question - what do you estimate the ideal to be ?

Hard to say for sure, but I wasn't getting cold even after a good amount of time in the water. If I had to guess, I'd say ~80 - 82.

 

[snappa1953]

Hard to say for sure, but I wasn't getting cold even after a good amount of time in the water. If I had to guess, I'd say ~80 - 82.

Okay thanks. When you said the best growth was in cooler temperatures I was wondering if it was closer to 75. My tank is running between 75 and 78.

 

[Nano sapiens]

Okay thanks. When you said the best growth was in cooler temperatures I was wondering if it was closer to 75. My tank is running between 75 and 78.

In the ocean, the shallower lagoons can be fairly warm. Palau is generally not quite as warm as Indonesia and the Philippines, but still can get up to the lower to mid 80's (Jan to Dec averages show very stable ocean surface temps from 82-84F.

In my tanks I always run a bit lower at around 77-78F since it's a bit safer in the event of heat wave in summer.

 

[Samandar]

Hi,
Very interesting thread. I am in reef keeping newbie. I have lost unfortunately some B. C. In the picture you can the last one that is not happy. What would be the cause?
All parameters are ok:
Kh : 8
Cal : 430
Mg : 1290
Salinity : 1.026
Ph : 8
Po4 :0
No3 : 2.5

 

[siggy]

@uniquecorals Can you help to explain this?
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/rainbow-trachyphyllia-color-changing-help.538460/#post-5566941

 

[DSC reef]

Hi,
Very interesting thread. I am in reef keeping newbie. I have lost unfortunately some B. C. In the picture you can the last one that is not happy. What would be the cause?
All parameters are ok:
Kh : 8
Cal : 430
Mg : 1290
Salinity : 1.026
Ph : 8
Po4 :0
No3 : 2.5

Looks like tissue recession. Could be from parameter swings, lighting, etc. How long has the tank been set up?

 

[Samandar]

Looks like tissue recession. Could be from parameter swings, lighting, etc. How long has the tank been set up?

Hi, the tank has been run more than 14 months. I have the C. B. since last April.
This problem has been begun from four weeks ago. What can do to prevent the progress of the problem.

 

[DSC reef]

I'd try an iodine based dip.

 

[Samandar]

I'd try an iodine based dip.

I did that two times. After every times the problem became worse.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Well written and explained. many colors and origins. I literally took the two I have placed them on the bottom in an area with good light and low flow and they are always puffy. I don't even feed them as uneaten food reaches them

 

[Mark Gray]

Great write up may have to try one soon

 

[stevieduk]

to me these are not brain corals. I know ive not got letters after my name , or degrees , but surely , the brain coral has to look like a brain , so that has got to be the Maze brain coral which does.
I think if I saw a picture of my brain and it looked like the examples in the pictures you have posted, I would be very worried, or dead

 

[mattgreene22]

Hey, this was a great read! Would love to see a follow up as hinted at... specifically for platygyra

 

[RichtheReefer21]

Been looking for a decent article covering these. I have a Lobo that is finally starting to get color after 3 months "settling"... thanks for the tips!

I have mine in the sand.. would it matter to put it on rock instead? I'm worried about possible scraping of the exoskeleton..?

 

[ianryd]

Been looking for a decent article covering these. I have a Lobo that is finally starting to get color after 3 months "settling"... thanks for the tips!

I have mine in the sand.. would it matter to put it on rock instead? I'm worried about possible scraping of the exoskeleton..?

I just moved my lobo from the sand bed to a rock 4" off the sand about a week ago. I just did a superglue/epoxy/superglue sandwich to stick it and it seems very happy so far.