brain

[jaabc]

i bought a brain from a guy. it needs some tlc. or so im hoping thats all. tonight was the first night so i fed it. i turned off the lights and flow. i gave it some mysis. when i came back about an hr later i noticed some white stringy stuff that appeared to be attached to the brain and kind of coming out of it. does anyone know what this is?? im hoping this brain is not too far gone.

 

[Wes]

do you have a pic? lps have tentacles so it could just be that.

 

[DaveJ]

Yep sounds like feeders which is a good thing, especially if you just fed it.

Here are some feeders on a favia..

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I have a big maze brain that looks like a medusa head at times...

Keep it in low/mod flow and lower light while it recovers. Keep feeding it and it will probably come back. Favias and Brains etc are pretty hardy.

 

[jaabc]

wow. thats amazing. i placed it at the bottom. it seems to be doing better. it doesnt have that many. only a couple. but i think thats what it is. im hoping it comes back. does anyone know about how long that takes?? and how often should i feed it? thx for the input.

 

[DaveJ]

@jaabc wrote:

Depends on the type you have. Some grow slow, others are faster. If there is no recession of tissue and its just a matter of it bleaching out or looking ragid, it could take a few weeks. If its lost tissue, the existing tissue will rebound, then it will start to grow and that could take months. The key is to get what tissue exists healthy first.

As far as feeding.. I usually don't feed directly, my fish poop all over the corals and that feeds them, but target feeding ones that are struggling is a good practice and should be done on a daily or every few days basis.

If you post a photo or know the species you have, we may be able to give you a better idea on rate of growth.