How to love your Lobo: Tips for success with Lobophyllia
Nov 23, 2006 · Also, I highly recommend a mild coral dip for about 3 minutes on arrival, which will disinfect the coral and hopefully rid it of any unwanted hitchhikers that may damage the coral or its neighbors. Placement : Thee corals are found in a variety of environments, but seem to be most common in lagoonal or back reef areas.
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Jul 23, 2016 · Upon searching the internet, I have received many differing opinions based on the color and species of the given lobo. Most people seem to agree that it is a low light and low to moderate water flow coral. However, some people claim their coral died because it wasn't receiving moderate to high lighting and moderate water flow.
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Oct 15, 2011 · Common names: open brain coral, lobed brain coral Difficulty Level: Most species are very tolerant of most conditions though stable alkalinity is a must with all. Feeding: Lobophyllia are extremely aggressive eaters with very capable tentacles. They will easily catch and consume most food types including frozen, liquid and even pellets.
Trachyphyllia, Lobophyllia and Symphyllia Identification
Mar 17, 2014 · Looks like you have a symphyllia to the left, and 2 trachyphyllia on the right. Lobophyllia corallites have separate walls where symphyllia corallites have shared walls.
Coral of the Week: Lobophyllia - Reef2Reef
Sep 4, 2012 · The Lobophyllia Brain Coral is a large polyp stony (LPS) coral often referred to as a Lobed, Colored, Carpet, Flat, or Open Brain Coral, Meat Coral, Modern Coral, or Large Flower Coral. It has fleshy polyps that hide its calcareous skeleton. It is found in a …
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Sep 21, 2011 · This is in the mail right now i actually thought it was a candy cane coral.Im wondering if anyone here has a Lobophyllia and could offer any advice.Its not a candy cane is it?If it isnt it sure looks like one and i hope it responds the same. I guess its my last order for corals it was from extrem...
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Feb 13, 2021 · The lobo looks like it is starting to recover now. I moved to feeding it twice a week, and syringing the food directly in its mouth. Unfortunately feeding reef roids twice a week has pushed my phosphates up (0.18 to 0.41 in a week), so I'm going to …
Smart reefing: Which type of brain coral do you prefer?
Jan 23, 2023 · 4. Cyphastrea is not really considered a brain coral. 5. It's TrachYphyllia, not TrachOphyllia. 6. Micromussa lords are not a type of Lobophyllia, but are in the family Lobophylliidae. Saying that they are a Lobophyllia would be like saying that a Blastomussa is a type of Plerogyra just because it is in the family Plerogyridae.
Coral ID - Lobophyllia? | Reef2Reef
Feb 27, 2022 · Normally I don’t by a coral without doing my research, but got a nice deal at my LFS. They think it’s a lobophyllia. Would this be true? They said to feed it once a week, but don’t see a mouth? if so, what would be the species? Like to do some additional research on it.