A brain is a terrible thing to waste!

[dara]

Hey Forum

,
On Monday, i purchased a brain for $15 . The only catch is that it is injured in the area that I circled in the picture:nope: . The skeleton is actually sticking out of it in that area. It has not eaten anything I have tried to give it nor does the tenticles stick out. I have not seen the mouth open either

. So I'm asking for help on how I can bring this brain back to life.
Parameters are normal, except for 20ppm of nitrate (which doesn't seem to bad either).

 

[dburr]

Right now, no worries. Just watch the area and make sure it doesn't get worse.
Bring back to life, LOL, looks pretty good to me.:yes:

 

[bergamer]

I had the same problem with my brain

In fact mine looks exactly like yours and mt shrimp ended up eating 80% of it:nope:
I am not sure if it is still alive, I assume it is bc the shrimp have not finished him off yet

 

[sailfin]

Shrimps will not eat a brain coral. Crabs maybe?

 

[gregm779]

That's a very small damaged area. It should be fine but I would put it on the sandbed they are much happier there and just watch your water params.

 

[dara]

Thanks guys. I will put it on the sand bed in a min. As for an update though, it did eat the shrimp I gave it last night, and the tenticles came out. I think it will be fine as long as I continue to monitor it.

 

[stuckinfla]

As long as you have good lighting and water quality, it should be fine. I picked one up in Sept. that was nothing but a skelaton with a speck of red flesh......you should see it now I'll try to post a pick later you give you some Idea.

 

[stuckinfla]

found pic when I posted same concerns when I bought it.....When I get home, Ill post more recent.

 

[bot587]

the shrimps did not eat it, that was mucous disharge from the brain that the shrimps were cleaning off.

 

[debbie g]

That's why my brain keeps getting on the sand, it WANTS to! Thanks guys!

 

[stuckinfla]

Ok, here is the same one bout 2wks ago.....on right(red) Still getting its color back, but doing great!!

 

[bergamer]

my cleaner shrimp ate 80% of my brain coral!!!!
I watched them do it!
they ripped off little pieces and were eating it!!!
the cleaner shrimp went to town on the coral
now I have a little brain coral left and mostly a white razor blade looking skeleton.
I am glad to see that it will grow back though- according to this thread
and shrimp are scavangers and eat everything, why would you think that they would not eat a brain coral?

 

[dara]

Those brains look incredible stuckinfla. I'm starting to think that the brain, at 15 dollars is a great deal.

 

[stuckinfla]

$15.00 is great although mine was free

 

[stuckinfla]

You can make deals with them if the coral looks bad. Heres a pic of a bubble I got on 11/24 for $5.00

 

[stuckinfla]

Bout 2 weeks ago with another $5.00 bubble

 

[dburr]

Yeah, free brains are great, here's my freebie(nice to live down the street from your LFS owner)when I got it. It looks the same now, just alittle bigger and bluer.:yes:

 

[stuckinfla]

Is that a pineapple?

 

[dburr]

I don't know.????
Here's a new pic, can you tell?

 

[dburr]

Let me try and blow it up.