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This is a real time video of a brain coral getting ready to feed. Brain corals are large polyps stony (LPS) corals and keep their feeding tentacles closed during the day. At sunset or when fed, they turn themselves “inside out” and display their tentacles.

The fascinating thing about these corals is how quickly they go from their day time state to their night time feeding state. Usually after the lights go out I notice that this LPS coral is in feeding mode. But I have never taken the time to site and watch the transformation take place.

Brain corals are fairly sturdy corals and can be kept by beginners. They come in a whole slew of colors and the recent demand for rare corals has beautiful brain corals popping up all over the internet for hundreds of dollars. Brain corals can be propogated, but they are one of the more complicated ones to frag. Only do this if you are sure of what you are doing.

Type of Coral: LPS Coral
Level of Care: Easy
Temperament: Peaceful
Lighting: Medium
Waterflow: Low Medium
Placement: Sandbed
Family: Trachyphylliidae

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