Pick your brain

[Euphylliaphyle]

What would be your one pick for a brain coral, if you could only have one? I have limited space and am new to these. I'm trying to balance beauty (including color), aggression, size and cliché brain coral looks.

 

[kevgib67]

What would be your one pick for a brain coral, if you could only have one? I have limited space and am new to these. I'm trying to balance beauty (including color), aggression, size and cliché brain coral looks.

I love trachy’s!

 

[Euphylliaphyle]

I love trachy’s!

Beautiful! Any regrettable downside? Or things one should know before getting one?

 

[kevgib67]

Beautiful! Any regrettable downside? Or things one should know before getting one?

No down sides, I don’t spot feed because I don’t get any feeding response like I do from my Scolys. I do broadcast feed BeneReef and aminos. @Corals.com have some nice ones right now.

 

[Euphylliaphyle]

I don’t spot feed because I don’t get any feeding response

You must hate Goniopora then!

 

[kevgib67]

You must hate Goniopora then!

Actually never had one and no plans, you nailed it.

 

[exnisstech]

I only have one brain coral not on the list. I used to have some nice brains and meat coral lobo, Trachy, acanthophylia and a couple of cynarina but lost them all a few years back.
This one is supposed to be a platygyra but I'm not sure is it actually is or not.

This is an old tank in its prime.

 

[Euphylliaphyle]

supposed to be a platygyra but I'm not sure is it actually is or not.

Gonistrea? I like it, regardless! Which of the old brains would you get first (and why?) if doing it again?

 

[Euphylliaphyle]

I only have one brain coral not on the list. I used to have some nice brains and meat coral lobo, Trachy, acanthophylia and a couple of cynarina but lost them all a few years back.
This one is supposed to be a platygyra but I'm not sure is it actually is or not.

This is an old tank in its prime.

Is the pink one (front center) your cynarina? I want a red one! Red is way underrepresented in my tank.
Did you have any problem with aggression? Those you named seem really close together from that pic.