what kind of open brain is this?

[Riona]

Besides a bleached one Got it as a rescue from one of the local stores. I love the colour(brick red on the parts that aren't bleached out), and as can be seen, it adores cyclops(and squid. Gonna get some mysis next time I'm in for something a bit more nutritious). I know I put way too much into the tank, but it was syphoned out a few minutes after that was taken. It was sold to me as a lobophylia(I can't spell these>_>) but I've never seen one of them that look like this one does. Also, the store told me I needed to prop it on a rock, with the big "u" part facing down, like they had it. Right now I've got it stuck upright in the sand. Should I lean it over, on or off of something?

Lastly, until it gets its colour back how often should I be feeding it? Daily, every other, couple times a day?

 

[JBG]

Looks like its going to be some type of euphyllia to me . Not a brain .

 

[Hormigaquatica]

Similiar gross skeletal growth pattern to 'wall-type' euphyllias, but the tissue is wrong; Lobophyllia wouldnt suprise me as they have a very diverse range of growth patterns. The way you have it positioned it just fine.. better than laying horizontal IMHO. As far as feeding- as often as it will take food until it recovers. Ive got a large Lobo that catches a lot of Mysis when I feed the tank on a daily basis. You might have better luck feeding it a while after lights-out when the feeding tentacles are alraedy extended. Good luck with it.. looks like it could have great color if it recovers

 

[Riona]

Okay. I just wasn't sure it it was a lobo type or not. It DEFINATELY is a brain though. Not some sort of euphylia. My camera isn't great, but it's got flesh where the white and red parts are.

I'll keep it placed upright then. And keep feeding it a lot On the upside, it ate almost all of that cyclops. Hm, I really seriously doubt they were feeding it at the store>_>