I bought this without asking what it is.... so what is it?

wartooth1

wartooth1

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Se before I went on vacation saw this Brain Coral at a store it it just looked so absolutely awesome I knew I just had to have it. When I came back to the store yesterday, the coral was still there so I got it for my tank. I was so excited I forgot to ask what type of Brain Coral it is... so, what kind of Brain is it?

Here's a pic of it a little while after I acclimated it into the tank so its a little shrunken up still, but this sucker is huge (for my tank anyway) and is definately the centerpiece of my coral collection.
 
wartooth1

wartooth1

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Lol you guys might both be right...
I just had a nice little chat with the store I bought the coral from. They told me that the way you tell the difference between a Trachyphyllia and a Wellsophyllia is the shape of the skeleton on the bottom. Since the skeleton underneath is flat, it most likely a Wellso, but they also said that its coloring is more likely that of a Trachy... so who knows for sure lol.

Regardless of what kind of Brain it really is, they say that its of the Open Brain variety.
But, since the skeleton is flat and there was a different store that was selling a very similar looking coral as a Wellso, I'm going to have to believe that this is an Open Brain Wellso (until I'm proven otherwise).
 
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