Where to buy Open Brain Coral
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About Open Brain Coral
Brain-like appearance with prominent folds and valleys resembling a human brain. Coloration ranges from pink, red, orange, or yellow with contrasting polyp colors. Oral disc is typically a distinct contrasting hue such as green, blue, or white.
Key facts
- Appearance Description
- Brain-like appearance with prominent folds and valleys resembling a human brain. Coloration ranges from pink, red, orange, or yellow with contrasting polyp colors. Oral disc is typically a distinct contrasting hue such as green, blue, or white.
- Coloration
- Pink, red, orange, or yellow with contrasting polyp colors; oral disc often green, blue, or white.
- Additional Notes
- Open Brain Corals are hardy and long-lived with proper care. Feed 2–3× weekly for best growth and color; avoid overfeeding as excess food degrades water quality.
- Lighting Requirement
- Medium (150-250 PAR)
- Placement Recommendation
- Bottom
- Flow Requirement
- Low to Medium
- Growth Rate
- Easy
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific from the Red Sea through Southeast Asia to the Great Barrier Reef and Solomon Islands.
- Feeding Needs
- Regular feeding
- Care Requirements
- • Placement: Low to mid-range lighting, typically bottom to lower middle placement • Flow: Moderate, indirect flow; avoid strong direct current • Light: Moderate lighting (PAR 100–200); tolerates lower light than many corals • Feeding: Carnivorous; benefits from regular feeding with small meaty foods (brine shrimp, copepods, mysis) • Water: Stable parameters; calcium/alkalinity support for skeleton growth
- Coral Type
- LPS
- Family
- Trachyphylliidae
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