Coral enigma

[algy1943]

Please name this coral in my tank

algy1943

 

[Hiker4twenty]

Looks like a lobo to me.

 

[fastrd400]

+1, I'm going with Lobo as well. What color is it? It looks bleached out.

 

[yote]

+2
Looks like a bleached Lobo to me.

 

[Bifferwine]

It is a lobo. If it's white, it's bleached. In my experience, they don't last long if you buy them bleached. I've had a couple that I bought bleached just to see if I could nurse them back to health with good light, water quality and feedings. It has never worked.

 

[EsNacho]

Agreed it does look like a lobo to me

 

[reeffreak]

I think they are all wrong.It looks more like a Lobophyllia to me.

 

[Bifferwine]

You turd. They are the same thing.

 

[kwsm]

I think he looks more like a Theodore... or a Jane? I don't know if it's a boy or a girl but if you're going to name it...

 

[reeffreak]

You turd. They are the same thing.

Duh!:mrgreen:

 

[algy1943]

It is a lobo. If it's white, it's bleached. In my experience, they don't last long if you buy them bleached. I've had a couple that I bought bleached just to see if I could nurse them back to health with good light, water quality and feedings. It has never worked.

Hi Sarah, it's not bleached I don't think, it's pink

 

[sen5241b]

I've never had a lobo but feeding and excellent water quality is the remedy for stressed corals.

 

[Melosu58]

It almost looks like you have it up on the rocks. Brain corals do better on the substrate.

 

[algy1943]

It almost looks like you have it up on the rocks. Brain corals do better on the substrate.

Do you mean down on the sand (coral chippings)?

 

[kwsm]

Do you mean down on the sand (coral chippings)?

yep. they like the bottom.

 

[fastrd400]

Ha ha, Biff said you're a turd!!!!!!!! :^:

 

[PRC]

Ha ha, Biff said you're a turd!!!!!!!! :^:

Kinda' par for the course ain't it?:mrgreen:

 

[Melosu58]

Do you mean down on the sand (coral chippings)?

Yes that`s what I mean. They love the substrate. If their fleshy area touches rock it will try to recede.

 

[tankedchemist]

Hi Sarah, it's not bleached I don't think, it's pink

just so you know, brains are usually fairly vibrant colors, so if it looks pink.... it's actually just a bleached red. :( hope you didn't invest too much $ in that guy.