Open Brain opinion?

Quartapound · 09/10/2011, 08:57 AM

Hey guys,

I'm tempted to buy this Open Brain Coral from somebody on Kijiji,

he just sent me a picture and I thought I'd get opinions before I went over to look at it/buy it.

he was asking 30, and said he'd take 25

Does it look healthy/worth the money to you?

the open brains at my LFS are selling for 60 bucks...

aleonn · 09/10/2011, 12:08 PM

Looks OK to me. I don't see any tissue recession (although it isn't fully expanded since the daylights aren't on), nor do I see any of the underlying skeleton. To play it safe, I'd ask for a recent photo of the brain coral fully expanded with the daylights on. But $25 would be a great deal IMO.

cloak · 09/10/2011, 12:19 PM

With so many frags in the hobby these days, some of the corals the LFS get are way overpriced. I'd offer $20. It's nothing special, just your run of the mill green brain coral.

Quartapound · 09/11/2011, 03:40 PM

Got it for 20. It's acclimating for my tank now, kinda excited (first coral)

09/10/2011, 08:57 AM	#1
Quartapound Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 108	Open Brain opinion? Hey guys, I'm tempted to buy this Open Brain Coral from somebody on Kijiji, he just sent me a picture and I thought I'd get opinions before I went over to look at it/buy it. he was asking 30, and said he'd take 25 Does it look healthy/worth the money to you? the open brains at my LFS are selling for 60 bucks... Last edited by Quartapound; 09/10/2011 at 09:04 AM.

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09/10/2011, 12:08 PM	#2
aleonn Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 4,041	Looks OK to me. I don't see any tissue recession (although it isn't fully expanded since the daylights aren't on), nor do I see any of the underlying skeleton. To play it safe, I'd ask for a recent photo of the brain coral fully expanded with the daylights on. But $25 would be a great deal IMO.

09/10/2011, 12:19 PM	#3
cloak Moved On Join Date: Jul 2000 Location: Stockton, CA Posts: 14,854	With so many frags in the hobby these days, some of the corals the LFS get are way overpriced. I'd offer $20. It's nothing special, just your run of the mill green brain coral.

09/11/2011, 03:40 PM	#4
Quartapound Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 108	Got it for 20. It's acclimating for my tank now, kinda excited (first coral)