What kind of brain?

[tearlessnikon]

So I just bought this coral the lfs says when its fully open its the size of a dinner plate..he said its a brain but couldn't remember what kind but I liked it and bought it.. can anyone tell me what kind of brain please

 

[calvo15290]

It's a meat coral

 

[FishLipz]

acanthophyllia deshayesiana. Also called a meat coral.

 

[tearlessnikon]

So not a brain?

 

[FishLipz]

Nope. More closely related to scolys. Care is roughly the same though. Moderate light and low/moderate flow. Feed with pellet foods or meaty chunks. They get REALLY big too. I have one that's a good 10 inches across when fully opened up.

 

[tearlessnikon]

I figured it wasn't a brain I have never seen one like that. They were doing a buy one get one half off so I got it for $50 and its about 7inches...thank you all for the feed back

 

[FishLipz]

Great looking one, and a killer deal at $50.

 

[tearlessnikon]

Ya but he thought it was something else lol but it is gorgeous

 

[calvo15290]

I wold have paied a lot more

 

[tearlessnikon]

How long did it take for yours to start to open up after you put it in your tank?

 

[Neptunes Cove]

-they were called Scolymia up until last year, then they changed the Scientific name to acanthophyllia
-showing that they are more closely related to acans (which are a type of brain in the mussa family)