Open Brain

[Mebigloser]

How big can an open brain coral get, this guy is getting huge.

 

[ReefLady]

Beautiful! Before we sold our Open Brain, it grew to about 9" in diameter. I was told by Bob Fenner that it was the largest he had ever seen in captivity.

 

[Craig Manoukian]

I agree 9 - 10" in diameter is a huge Trachophyllia! BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN!

:smirk:

 

[Mebigloser]

I just measured mine, it is slightly over 7 inches wide and 4 inches tall..

 

[Craig Manoukian]

Very nice size!

:smirk:

 

[NaH2O]

Wow, MBL!! Very nice!

 

[ScottT1980]

How does one go about fragging a brain? Is it possible? I have just never heard of fragging on of these guys.

Very nice regardless

Take er easy
Scott T.

 

[ReefLady]

Scott,

I don't think it's something that can easily be done ~ certainly not for the faint of heart.

I have heard of people placing an elastic or some sort of "band" around a portion of an LPS -- the tissue under the band will die/recede. Once this happens, you can then use a dremel, or something similar, to "saw" the skeleton in the dead spot.

Not something I would try.

 

[Craig Manoukian]

Eek, I wouldn't try to frag one of these as once they begin to receed from the coral base there is too much risk in them parishing.

:smirk:

 

[mnreefman]

brains usually drop babies... fragging is harmful... keep well fed and he will drop one for you

 

[fidojoe]

Absolutely Beautiful!!!

That is a great pic, too! What kind of sand is that, it looks like the pink samoan stuff.

 

[chinoxl3]

How many times do you feed it? I have never seen one that big. I hope mine gets that big.

 

[Montanareefer]

I saw one at the LFS a few weeks ago and it was the biggest one I have ever seen and close to a foot across! Beautiful red coloring!

 

[jks1]

Nice brain, mine is 4" across and growing

 

[Mebigloser]

fidojoe,
I went against the odds and used normal white playsand, it is very pretty but I am not sure the savings is worth the release of silicates into the water.

 

[Mebigloser]

chinoxl3,
I feed my brains approx once maybe twice a month on an average. My red brain has double in size since he was placed in the tank, when I purchased him has was starting to die. Here is a recent one of the red brain.

 

[Mebigloser]

mnreefman,
When you say they drop babies, how do they go about doing that. Is there something I need to watch for?
Thanks Ron

 

[wooddood]

beautiful brain ron,thanks.

 

[mnreefman]

what i mean is they slowly start to split... usually these are much smaller in comaparison to the main colony... and they dont split down the middle. usually one lobe will drop a small portion of itself. on to your sand....

 

[Craig Manoukian]

Way cool on the red brain as well!

:smirk: