Guest clownfish4 April 13, 2004 Share April 13, 2004 I bought a green brain coral about a month ago and about a week after I got it it started looking brown. Now, it is just about on the verge of death. I have looked at night for predators and have found none. I have checked all my water parameters and they are perfect. The tank is about 8 months old and I am just completely out of ideas. What could be the reason for its demise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacetypes April 13, 2004 Share April 13, 2004 Lighting? Extra food added? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clownfish4 April 13, 2004 Share April 13, 2004 Don't think so. He is at the bottom in a shaded lagoon area and my fish eat all their food in about 15 seconds and I have excellent water parameters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacetypes April 13, 2004 Share April 13, 2004 I meant what lighting and are you added any food for the corals (phyto, zoo) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clownfish4 April 13, 2004 Share April 13, 2004 Double strip power compact. 65w daylight and 65w acetnic. I add phyoplankton and B-Ionic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacetypes April 13, 2004 Share April 13, 2004 hmmm, id say try moving him up a little bit, give it a day or two. But i think that really you should be able to keep him in the sand bed, and try adding some zooplankton, when i add this all the corals go crazy the pom pom start pulsing to where i dont need powerheads for water movement Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sph2sail April 14, 2004 Share April 14, 2004 From personal experience, I would say this open brain may be starving to death. Not a lighting issue. Corals with mouths need to be target fed directly so they get enough to eat. I use a turkey baster and shoot some of my home made coral chow on this guy when he opens up at night. My red/pink open brain went from bleached and dying to fat and healthy after about a month of feeding. This applies to fungia, open brains, others that have visible mouths. s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacetypes April 14, 2004 Share April 14, 2004 Thanks for correcting me now ive learned something Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clownfish4 April 14, 2004 Share April 14, 2004 What do you feed him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traveller7 April 14, 2004 Share April 14, 2004 Mine are fans of mysis, brine, formula, krill and even silversides. I feed the fungia, cycloceris, lobo's, trachy's, euphyllia, etc. every 3 days. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sph2sail April 14, 2004 Share April 14, 2004 What do you feed him? Check it out... Michael's Tank Food recipe Ever heard of the "Bass-O-Matic" from Saturday Night Live w/Dan Akroyd? Stinky, but the corals LOVE this stuff... I'm also using Cyclopeze and find the corals really love that too. A range of foods is best, though flake is not really a good idea ('cept maybe for Spirulina flake). Too much phosphorus in the traditional marine flake foods. Not to say don't use 'em, as I do feed them, just sparingly. s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clownfish4 April 16, 2004 Share April 16, 2004 Well, I had a Chromis die today and somehow it ended up in my brain's mouth. So, the brain devoured the little guy. Now for my question, can I feed my brain frozen feeder fish? If so, how often? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tang-away April 16, 2004 Share April 16, 2004 silversides. They love them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clownfish4 April 16, 2004 Share April 16, 2004 Ok, I have a bunch of those....how often should I feed him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquariaUSA April 18, 2004 Share April 18, 2004 Clownfish4.... Do you have any idea of the species? Do you have any pictures? There has been major issues with Trachyphylliadae "brain corals" over the past year depending on the supplier/shipper. The Wellsophyllia (trachy family as well) has not been as suceptible to brown jelly.IME I would not go back to trachys but will do the Wellsophyllia anytime I do not feed the "hobby tank" tank anything on a regular basis, but once a month I usually use what is called Selcon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michaelg April 18, 2004 Share April 18, 2004 Rich- I'd thought you would have known that wesophyllia is no longer a valid species. Both are trachophyllia. :p Got to love how charlie v. loves to keep us confused! We could really use a photo here- the browning may just be an increase in zooxanthlae- or it could be diseased (do a google search for "brown jelly disease"). does the tissue look plump and healthy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AquariaUSA April 18, 2004 Share April 18, 2004 Hi Michael, I know he put the Wells back into trachy again, darnit! But they are still shipping as wellsophyllia which helps to "classify" them differently on the hobbyside I brought two out to the event, and when I mentioned the whole genus regrouping some of the hobbyists looked at me like I was nuts, so I just said it was a Wellsophyllia (used to be in Trachyphylliadae, then Wellsophyllia, then past 6 months back into Trachy confused some people Please post a pic if you can, or find a similar pic of the species online. I am guessing it is Brown Jelly like Michael described, more likely due to tissue injury when handling or shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryL April 18, 2004 Share April 18, 2004 [Ever heard of the "Bass-O-Matic" from Saturday Night Live w/Dan Akroyd? QUOTE] i do sik he even drank the stuff didnt he?!! gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clownfish4 April 18, 2004 Share April 18, 2004 I will try to get a pic up soon. Mike, from the Reef Tank, said that it is probably a parasite disease and to give him a quick freshwater dip. However, he said I would probably lose about half of it but that it would regenerate. He looks more open and full now that he ate the chromis, but the disease area doesn't seem to look any better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest clownfish4 April 18, 2004 Share April 18, 2004 Looks like this. http://liveaquaria.com/product....tId=429 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sph2sail April 19, 2004 Share April 19, 2004 Somehow I do not agree with the "easy to keep" part from Drs foster/smith. You really have to feed these guys. Other than that, I like 'em 'cuz they are pretty and they change a lot from night to day. Makes them an interesting beasty in the tank. s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peacetypes April 19, 2004 Share April 19, 2004 Anyone have any maze brains? I like tham but the lfs sells them for 80 DOLLARS crazy. They are my favorite lps(i think that its a lps) anyone have a frag. by thw way Clownfish did you ever figure out what happened? Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddi April 19, 2004 Share April 19, 2004 Steve, I would have to respectfully disagree with you. I have several brains of all different kinds (trach, maze, scolymia, lobo, cyanaria) in both of my tanks, I have never directly fed them and they are doing very, very well. I have a scolymia in my 125 that when fully extended after I feed the tank must be 12"-14" in width and 4"-5" in height. I have it next to a cyanaria and it simply dwarfs it (I have a pictue in the gallery). I simply dop them in and forget them. If only all corals were that easy! I have had more than my share of problems, but never with any of the brains. Of course, now that I said that... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chideloh April 19, 2004 Share April 19, 2004 jinx...... Sorry Eddi, couldn't resist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddi April 19, 2004 Share April 19, 2004 OK David, you are now liable for anything that happens to them.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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