How much is this brain worth?

[reptileguy112]

The add says it is 8inch diameter but it's under a 2 liter bottle top (only 4 inch diameter) so I am guessing the coral in 3.5" or so. How much is it worth?

 

[brandon429]

that variegated bad boy would go for 80-100 here but im landlocked. prob 50 ish in most places maybe 80./

 

[reptileguy112]

Ok, he said that it was irritated in the pic from moving it and that it IS 8 inches. How much would an 8 incher be worth. Also what kind is it?

 

[reptileguy112]

He is trying to get $115 for it.

 

[reptileguy112]

I have about 30 minutes to decide to get it or not so I need to know how much it is about 8 in diameter worth. Thanks

 

[arnel0387]

80 for 4" $100 if it's really 8"

 

[reptileguy112]

Really, only $20 for twice the size? Do you guys have any idea what designer name it has?

 

[brandon429]

variegated trach geoffryoi is my call and didn't bother to check spelling lol but that's it. 115 is full retail hes not giving any breaks, however that's a rare morph.

 

[brandon429]

my lfs would chg 115 if they wanted and it would sell. That Rainbow morph worth it. 90 is neater.

 

[reptileguy112]

Ok, i am getting it. He really wants some frogspawn and hammer so he will do a frag rack (I made for free with some extra egg crate), 1 green hammer, a frogspawn head, and ONLY $40-$50 for the brain! This is my first brain so do they need anything special. It is going to be under a actinic tube light. I also have a bigger tank with halides if they don't do good with fluorescent.

 

[Wilsoni]

To be honest it looks like it could be Symphyllia Wilsoni which happens to be my absolute favorite LPS species. However S. Wilsoni does not expand as much as a trachy. It's most likely a Trachyphyllia. Nice brain regardless

 

[brandon429]

They like feeding of mysis and or the usuals, and also some supplemental lighting in addition to actinic alone

florescent alone isnt bad but they need other spectra besides actinic so I'd get them 10k and actinic good to go

 

[reptileguy112]

I totally mixed up the lighting it's under a 10000k right now and I am getting some light in a couple days that apparently can grow anything. For some reason the frogspawn dies within hours of bring it home so I had to do $80

 

[reptileguy112]

I will post a pic. It has like 5 mouth, can I frag them with a diamond band saw at the aquarium store or do they need to naturally split? How much is a mouth worth?

 

[Outlaw]

I wouldn't frag it by mouth, you won't get what you want. But it is possible to split if it's too big (?) with rubber bands and a band saw.

 

[reptileguy112]

Here it is all opened up. Does it look healthy? I have never dosed calcium because I used to just keep softies. I will pick up some of the essential elements thing or plain calcium supplement for marine tanks.