Some of my Trachys

[emureef]

I think its safe to say that im turning into a brain guy haha. They are an interesting coral and are great for sand beds and since trachy's are the only thing i can put on a sand bed without it getting flipped over or covered in sand... it's nice.

I picked this one up at a swap couple weeks ago.

and the rest of my brain garden.

 

[Gonzo]

My favorite coral

 

[emureef]

My favorite coral

Yup its becoming one of my favorite LPS's thats for sure. The colors they have and how big they can inflate is pretty impressive. I'd rather spend 90-100$ on a nice trachy than 250$ on a 2 color scoly any day.

 

[btkrausen]

Wow, nice score from a frag swap. I've always wanted to get one of these guys, but I'm not a fan of corals on the sand, so I've never pulled the trigger. What a great color combination that one has, and I love that green/purple one too.

 

[emureef]

Wow, nice score from a frag swap. I've always wanted to get one of these guys, but I'm not a fan of corals on the sand, so I've never pulled the trigger. What a great color combination that one has, and I love that green/purple one too.

Yup I went to the swap looking for a nice single piece and thats what i ended up getting. It was a toss up between this indo scoly or the trachy. It was an easy decision because of the price. And i like the purple green one as well.

 

[skinz78]

Great looking corals! Are you sure they are Trachy's and not Wellso's?

 

[emureef]

Great looking corals! Are you sure they are Trachy's and not Wellso's?

yea there has actually been a lot of debate over the names of both and that wellso's are actually just trachys....to me it doesn't really matter... lol there brain corals...

 

[skinz78]

LOL I can totally hear what you are screamin! To me a brain is a brain.... maybe it is because of my lack there of?:tongue:

 

[Tahoe Reefer]

Second picture, far left... WoW what a beauty!

 

[zoous]

Nice Brains. Now you just need one more to place in the front middle. Thanks for sharing.

 

[swannyson7]

Beautiful looking brains!

I thought I read somewhere that the easiest way to tell the difference between Wellsos and Trachs is the shape of the skeleton. I think they sad that the wellso has a rounded bottom, while the trachs almost come to a point (or vice-versa). Has anyone else ever heard anything along those lines?

 

[skinz78]

I have always thought that the Trachy's are more round or oval shaped with less drastic ridges and the Wellso's have more of a ruffled look. Hard to explain but kinda like this:

Wellso on the left of the clam and Trachy on the right

 

[alexshefchik]

Very beautiful brains, and yes swannyson7 the way to tell the difference between the two is a trachy comes to a point almost like a snow cones paper bottom and a welso usually has a flat oblonged bottom.

 

[Reloadeddevil]

As you mentioned they dont get sand on them. Meaning somehow they close themselves or do something else. Because as u can see i have no experience in keeping them, but will pretty soon. Thanks in advance for any info.