Help with brain coral frag

[ryleary]

I received this brain coral frag and it is now sitting on my sand bed about 22 inches deep with my 65w full spectrum Chinese led sitting about 10" above the water.

All along the edges where it was cut, I am seeing beautiful fluorescent green colors. Even though the picture is blurry, you can see the brighter green on the edge. The top stays the dull green color that it was when I got it. Does this mean it's getting too much light? The fluorescent color seems to be in indirect light. Or is the bright green

color just from the new growth?

Also I don't know exactly what type of brain coral this is, any help with I'd would be appreciated. Thanks.

 

[spspirate]

In really vague terms that is a brain coral but to the looks of it I'd have to say an acanthastrea echinata. The fluorescing tissue on the outer rim of the coral is new tissue growth. Looks great!!

 

[myownlife]

Beware they can be very aggressive. I have one just like yours and it has shot out 5 inches of string to find the closest coral. Poor blue agaves

 

[spspirate]

Yes they can but on the flip side they're fun to target feed!

 

[Tab28]

In really vague terms that is a brain coral but to the looks of it I'd have to say an acanthastrea echinata. The fluorescing tissue on the outer rim of the coral is new tissue growth. Looks great!!

I agree. When i saw it thought it looked like an echinata. Never heard them referred to as a brain coral. They are very colorful, probably one of the most colorful in the acan family. They adapt well to different water and lighting types. Be careful they are very aggressive. Leave at least 4-6" from any other coral.

 

[ryleary]

Thanks for the replies guys, good to know. I was looking at brain corals and couldn't find anything like it. It is already situated on the sand about 5 inches away from the closest coral.

 

[ryleary]

I agree. When i saw it thought it looked like an echinata. Never heard them referred to as a brain coral. They are very colorful, probably one of the most colorful in the acan family. They adapt well to different water and lighting types. Be careful they are very aggressive. Leave at least 4-6" from any other coral.

I googled imaged echinata a can and It looks like you were right from the pictures I saw. Some of the green tinted echinatas were an exact match. So I researched a bit and found they like to be target fed. Holy crap, I shot some mysis shrimp it's way and 6 or 7 of the heads opened up and 4-5 inch long tentacles began to catch anything floating by. Never seen this guy do anything. Really cool to watch. I'll definitely target feed this guy a few days a week now.

Thanks for the ID everyone!