My brain corals

haftafish · 10/03/2011, 04:46 PM

Hi all, I have two brain corals that came to life. They were on my rocks when i put the tank together. Well i thought they were dead and then noticed they are both very much alive. I have been feeding them twice a week. Should i be feeding them more often? My tank is only two 1/2 months old and i am not even close to being ready for corals but i feel since they are in my care now i need to do all i can to help them make it. Thanks

haftafish · 10/03/2011, 04:48 PM

BTW they eat a lot. They are always open does that mean they are always hungry???

zigzag1 · 10/03/2011, 04:57 PM

Hard to tell from your description. Pictures may help to determine what you have and how to care for it. JMTC & GL!

And, welcome to Reef Central!

Sport507 · 10/03/2011, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by haftafish

Hi all, I have two brain corals that came to life. They were on my rocks when i put the tank together. Well i thought they were dead and then noticed they are both very much alive. I have been feeding them twice a week. Should i be feeding them more often? My tank is only two 1/2 months old and i am not even close to being ready for corals but i feel since they are in my care now i need to do all i can to help them make it. Thanks

What to you mean by brain coral? Here are two pics of an open brain and the second of a maze brain.

haftafish · 10/04/2011, 06:07 AM

Here is a pic. Meant to do it last night but got busy with the kids. I'm guessing this is in fact a brain coral...

haftafish · 10/04/2011, 10:20 AM

I was able to look it up and it seems to be a Honeycomb Coral. I read that they are herd to keep so i'll see what happens. Any advice on caring for would greatly be appreciated. Thanks...

10/03/2011, 04:46 PM	#1
haftafish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Hardwick NJ Posts: 191	My brain corals Hi all, I have two brain corals that came to life. They were on my rocks when i put the tank together. Well i thought they were dead and then noticed they are both very much alive. I have been feeding them twice a week. Should i be feeding them more often? My tank is only two 1/2 months old and i am not even close to being ready for corals but i feel since they are in my care now i need to do all i can to help them make it. Thanks

10/03/2011, 04:57 PM	#3
zigzag1 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Anderson, Indiana Posts: 1,276	Hard to tell from your description. Pictures may help to determine what you have and how to care for it. JMTC & GL! And, welcome to Reef Central! __________________ :beer: Mixed Reef, started 10/2004: 6' BB 125g DT, 100lbs LR, 40g sump, Dual Ehiem 1000 returns, Eshopps dual overflow, JBJ ATO, Vertex IN-180, PM Ca reactor, 250w MH w/VHO Actinic, AC3 w/Aquasurf, Tunze 6105 pair & 40B frag tank 8 Fish, 20+ corals, shrimp, snails, worms, bugs, etc.

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10/03/2011, 04:48 PM	#2
haftafish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Hardwick NJ Posts: 191	BTW they eat a lot. They are always open does that mean they are always hungry???

10/04/2011, 10:20 AM	#6
haftafish Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Hardwick NJ Posts: 191	I was able to look it up and it seems to be a Honeycomb Coral. I read that they are herd to keep so i'll see what happens. Any advice on caring for would greatly be appreciated. Thanks...