NEED help with open brain

holyscoly · 12-13-2007, 11:32 AM

well my open brain started to bleach im suspecting my lighting was maybe to strong for the brain i had it shaded and it was fine the moment i moved it out of the shade it had a hard time opening and didnt notice it started bleching until maybe it might haave been to late i also found these coming from one of the mouths they look like some sort of eggs sorry for the bad pics. oh yeah i moved it to my 38 gallon under pcs and it is on the floor on the sand bed.

cjtice · 12-13-2007, 12:16 PM

My brain ended up dying from what I believe was too much light. The stuff coming from its mouth, I believe is the coral expelling its symbiotic algea which results in bleaching.

All my LPS and even my anemones do this from time to time, but mine never change colors.

I would put him in some shade, get some selcon, soak mysis shrimp in selcon and feed him often for awhile.

Chris

Wiskey · 12-13-2007, 12:21 PM

I can't keep those kind of brains in direct light,.. If it were me I would put him back in the shade and feed him,... Mine looked allot worse than that before I figured out this little trick, and he came back around. I'm sure yours will too

Whiskey

DarthOcellaris · 12-13-2007, 02:04 PM

yeah, shade and spot-feed. Make sure there is enough flow too. Just enough flow to make sure he's not in stagnant water should be fine.

DarthOcellaris · 12-13-2007, 02:05 PM

Actually, it looks like he's expelling waste.....

holyscoly · 12-13-2007, 05:01 PM

well i got him in the 38 all the way to the floor but hes not looking all that good i just fed him some silver side to all the mouths lets see if he eats. if he does i think he will make it if he doesent hes a gonner for sure.

holyscoly · 12-13-2007, 05:01 PM

thanks guys for all your help

DarthOcellaris · 12-13-2007, 06:27 PM

fwiw, my open brain looked to be a goner for a few MONTHS but he came back

vitamin sea · 12-13-2007, 08:12 PM

The colors on my brain come and go,iam sure it will be fine

Loverotties · 12-14-2007, 06:09 AM

Color do come and go.

holyscoly · 12-14-2007, 09:09 PM

well no more stuff coming out of it but its not eating and its not opening what can i do i really would hate to lose it cause it was really nice.

cjtice · 12-15-2007, 08:00 AM

Mine would not extend it tentacles just before he died... Maybe try to force feed him? That might work, I should have tried it with mine but I just waited too long.

Chris

b16drag · 12-15-2007, 11:58 AM

Try a turkey baster puff of mysis first... Something much smaller than a silverside.

Mine extends its lil tentacles a few minutes after it smells food in the tank.

Also my open brain looked pretty poopy with torn tissue and algae growing on the skeleton when I first got it. It looks like a champ now.