[Alicamo]

So ya i bought these guys online and I'm not sure which is which, also i wanted to ask about the brain i got. The pic is kinda wacky because of the bow front but the 3 corals along the front are in question, the left i believe is a brain the other two are torch or trumpet i think?



The one i believe to be a brain has been looking like that the whole time, hasn't expanded at all... wondering if they sent me a dead one

thanks

[CyberJester]

The center one is definiately a trumpet Coral the one to the right the blue with green or light centers looks like a Blastomussa Wellsi to me.

[lynnvangsnes]

The one on the right could be a candycane coral or a type of blastomussa...They all look great!

[Alicamo]

So is the brain susposed to look like that? I've had them for 2 days now. Ill try and take another one of the coral on the far right when i get home. Thanks for the feedback though

[Alicamo]

some more pics:



one to the far right



one in the middle



one on the far left(brain)

[plecosword]

that is such an awesome looking tank!

[rlcline76]

Originally Posted by Alicamo

So is the brain susposed to look like that? I've had them for 2 days now. Ill try and take another one of the coral on the far right when i get home. Thanks for the feedback though

You could try feeding it something meaty once a week. I have a different brain but it pretty much eats anything and is big and fluffy during the day.

[Alicamo]

kk ill try feedin him

[plecosword]

Im such i coral dummy!!! i really need to get corals strait.

[Alicamo]

meh u and me both

[plecosword]

And I also need to fix this keyboard that is making me misspell everything!!

[Ganrin]

My guess would be the one on the left is probably a plate coral, either Fungia or Heliofungia species, and the two on the right are different forms of Caulastrea (Candy Cane or Trumpet) for some pictures to compare here is the large polyp stony order page from Live Aquaria LPS Corals: LPS Stony Corals and other Hard Corals for the Aquarium

Caulastrea are the first couple on the top and there are various brains and plates further down on that page.

When I used to work at a coral store 6ish years ago Plates frequently would come in deflated like yours looks to be and stay that way for a while.

[Alicamo]

for how long do they stay deflated? I'm nervous because you only get the 14 day guarantee and i don't want to be screwed by it because i thought it was alive when it wasn't