I just got a open brain yesterday and the guy at the lfs closed it before putting it in the bag, i've had it for about a day and it hasn't really opened back up. Does this mean it's in trouble or is it still adjusting? And I have pc lighting with a little over 4 watts per gallon. Thanks.
open brain question
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keckles
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Hopefully the guy at the lfs didn't press against the septa too hard and puncture the tissue. If this happens again, tell them to let the coral retract as it wants to and get a larger bag if need be. He is probably trying to "prepare" it for the ride home, but the coral will do this on its own. Human interference will only add to the amount of stress.
On the bright side, it sounds like you have had the coral for less than 24 hours. It is still acclimating to your system. I wouldn't worry about it, yet. If your system is in good shape, there really isn't much you can do besides offer it some food once the lights have turned off and see if it produces a feeding response. This response will appear as a row of clear tentacles forming a ring around the inside of the coral. Any meaty food will do; mysis, cyclop-eeze, etc. It is best to offer it these foods at night to replicate its natural feeding response from nocturnal microcrustacean activity.
Other than that these guys will do well in a stable are with low flow and medium light. The sandbed is often found to be an ideal location for this environment.
Good luck and keep us updated :thumbsup:
On the bright side, it sounds like you have had the coral for less than 24 hours. It is still acclimating to your system. I wouldn't worry about it, yet. If your system is in good shape, there really isn't much you can do besides offer it some food once the lights have turned off and see if it produces a feeding response. This response will appear as a row of clear tentacles forming a ring around the inside of the coral. Any meaty food will do; mysis, cyclop-eeze, etc. It is best to offer it these foods at night to replicate its natural feeding response from nocturnal microcrustacean activity.
Other than that these guys will do well in a stable are with low flow and medium light. The sandbed is often found to be an ideal location for this environment.
Good luck and keep us updated :thumbsup:
jessp
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usually they should close the coral while it is still in the water,(GENTLY hold it by it's base and sway it slightly) this way the weight of the water inside the flesh doesn't casue the tissue to seperate from it's skeletal base. and i think that it should open soon it it did not seperate, time will tell
keckles
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That might be true for something such as a heavily extended Euphyllia. But, in the case of an open brain (what I'm assuming is Tracyphyllia) it would have to be unnaturally extended, jerked out of the water, held upside down, and possibly dropped into a volcano before the flesh would separate from the skeleton.
I'm not just pulling this out of the air trying to make another post. I have personally bagged numerous of these. Let the coral do its thing. :thumbsup:
I'm not just pulling this out of the air trying to make another post. I have personally bagged numerous of these. Let the coral do its thing. :thumbsup:
reef211
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Hey there guys, I have question on this subject. I got a red open brain coral on friday and it has not open up yet, i have a 75 gal lps,sps, and softy, my light is a t5 8x54 watt. This morning i saw a little tissue torn from it, what should i do, and it is place on the sandbed 20'' depth?
Holyreefer
Octopus Extreme 300 Skimr
What is needed to be able to keep lps type corals?
As far as temp, supplementing, feeding, and lighting?
As far as temp, supplementing, feeding, and lighting?
naka
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I have mine placed on the bottom getting med random flow. You can wave or place some food (mysis/squid/shrimp) by it's mouth after lights go out to see if the tentacles come out like the picture. Just place the food on it's tentacle to feed.
If you brain is not opening, it could be b/c of your fish that might be picking at it. I used to have my flame angel irritate my brain to never open during the day.
Thanks,
James
If you brain is not opening, it could be b/c of your fish that might be picking at it. I used to have my flame angel irritate my brain to never open during the day.
Thanks,
James
