Closed brain coral

[fishymann]

Just got this closed brain coral from my LFS. All pics are under my actincs, the red really pops and caught my attention.

Another close up

entire colony

 

[sporto0]

spectacular colony, how much did that cost if you don't mind answering that?

 

[klepto]

That's a great looking coral. :thumbsup:
I think it is a Favia. Possibly Favia lizardensis.

http://sdmas.com/corals/151.php

 

[Cubbies]

Very beautiful! and yes indeed it is a favia.

 

[fishymann]

paid $129. Not sure if its a good deal or not. My LFS is AWESOME super knowledgeable amazing stock really well known throughout the state and because of that no one really complains about price. I'm happy with it though its a pretty big chunk.

Now i was wondering what is the difference between favia and brain coral? I was looking around and was interested in favia as well, is a brain coral in the same family as favia? Thanks guys!

 

[blind1993]

seems like a decent price for a piece that large.

 

[klepto]

Now i was wondering what is the difference between favia and brain coral? I was looking around and was interested in favia as well, is a brain coral in the same family as favia? Thanks guys!

Brain coral is a common name which is attached to numerous genera. Favia is the scientific name for the genus. There are lots of other closed and open brains out there, I like to use the latin to be more specific and save confusion.

 

[fishymann]

thanks for the clarification klepto!

 

[sporto0]

+1 on the price, i would have paid that for that size colony. hope it does well for you

 

[fishymann]

Few days later and the red is becoming a bit more apparant during the day hours when all lights are on. I did notice the mouths being a bit more open the last day or two during the day. Are they hungry? I did feed the tank some frozen food and tried to get some food down to it but the fish I think got it all. Sometime this week I'll try during lights out time.