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Corals
Open Brain Coral
Trachyphyllia geoffroyi
Key facts
- Temperature23–27 °C
- pH8.1–8.4
- Adult size20 cm
- Difficulty★★☆☆☆
- WaterMarine
- Reef safeYes
Full profile
- Type
- LPS
- Family
- Lobophylliidae
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific
- Size
- 5 – 20 cm
- Temperature
- 23 – 27°C
- pH
- 8.1 – 8.4
- Salinity
- 1.023 – 1.026
- Ca / KH / Mg
- Ca 380+, KH 8+, Mg 1250+
- Difficulty
- ★★☆☆☆
- Light
- medium (PAR 75–150); NOT high (causes bleaching)
- Current
- low – medium
- Aggressiveness
- average
- Feeding
- photosynthesis; accepts mysis, krill, and pellets directly
- Reef Safe
- ✅ Yes
Notes: Very distinctive brain-like surfaces. Free-living (does not attach to rocks): place on sand. Responds well to direct feeding. Specimens with green, red, orange, and purple colors are the most highly valued.
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