- Location
- Warren, OH
Hey Reefers! Let's talk Trachyphyllia!
Trachyphyllia, or Trachy, as they are commonly called, are another extremely popular and must have LPS coral! These big meat corals are recognized by their fleshy, brightly colored bodies that light up the bottom of reef tanks! Their vibrant colors can range from deep greens and blues, to blinding reds, oranges, and pinks, and everything in between! Making them a Collector's Coral that often becomes the centerpiece of reef tanks! Especially, when all those colors blend together to form a Rainbow Trachy! Which are some of the most breath-taking corals in our hobby!
Trachy typically come to us from Australia and Indonesia. However, with the re-opening of Fiji Coral imports back in the beginning of 2024, we are also now able to get Fiji Trachy! Out of the 3 countries, Indo Trachy are the largest and most color diverse with wild specimens popping up all the time! Aussie and Fiji typically produce smaller Trachy, with a bit more basic color spectrum, but just as vibrant! Almost all Trachy glow like crazy under an actinic spectrum, and are great reef additions!
Indo Trachy are also referred to as Open Brain Corals. These huge Indo corals inflate their fleshy bodies with water and swell up! Loosely resembling a colorful, fleshy brain! They are definitely using their "brains", as in the ocean, they inflate their bodies to catch the current and find a suitable location! Moving similar to Fungia, inflating and deflating!
Figuring out where to place your Trachy is very important. In our experience, they do best in areas of lower to medium light, and medium flow. We've found they are not a fan of high light, this can cause them to bleach, leading to a lengthy recovery process. Lower flow is best, too much can damage their fleshy bodies! However, they still need enough to keep detritus from accumulating on them, due to sitting on your sand bed.
Being single, large polyp stony, and slow growing, corals, they are not cut and fragged, and only available as colonies! However these colonies are fantastic eaters! A few times a week we spot feed our Trachy a mixture of mysis and brine shrimp, which they slurp right up in no time! Give your Trachy the right conditions, stable water parameters, and a steady feeding schedule, and it watch it flourish! Trachy being typically quite hardy and well adapted to aquarium life, making them great corals for all levels of hobbyists!
We have a great selection of Trachyphyllia! Check out several of our favorites currently in stock down below, but click any photo to shop them all instantly! Don't forget about our huge Labor Day Sale going on right now! Get a great deal on your future favorite coral before time runs out!
Thanks so much for checking out our Saturday Spotlight, and have a great weekend! ~ Corals.com
Trachyphyllia, or Trachy, as they are commonly called, are another extremely popular and must have LPS coral! These big meat corals are recognized by their fleshy, brightly colored bodies that light up the bottom of reef tanks! Their vibrant colors can range from deep greens and blues, to blinding reds, oranges, and pinks, and everything in between! Making them a Collector's Coral that often becomes the centerpiece of reef tanks! Especially, when all those colors blend together to form a Rainbow Trachy! Which are some of the most breath-taking corals in our hobby!
Trachy typically come to us from Australia and Indonesia. However, with the re-opening of Fiji Coral imports back in the beginning of 2024, we are also now able to get Fiji Trachy! Out of the 3 countries, Indo Trachy are the largest and most color diverse with wild specimens popping up all the time! Aussie and Fiji typically produce smaller Trachy, with a bit more basic color spectrum, but just as vibrant! Almost all Trachy glow like crazy under an actinic spectrum, and are great reef additions!
Indo Trachy are also referred to as Open Brain Corals. These huge Indo corals inflate their fleshy bodies with water and swell up! Loosely resembling a colorful, fleshy brain! They are definitely using their "brains", as in the ocean, they inflate their bodies to catch the current and find a suitable location! Moving similar to Fungia, inflating and deflating!
Figuring out where to place your Trachy is very important. In our experience, they do best in areas of lower to medium light, and medium flow. We've found they are not a fan of high light, this can cause them to bleach, leading to a lengthy recovery process. Lower flow is best, too much can damage their fleshy bodies! However, they still need enough to keep detritus from accumulating on them, due to sitting on your sand bed.
Being single, large polyp stony, and slow growing, corals, they are not cut and fragged, and only available as colonies! However these colonies are fantastic eaters! A few times a week we spot feed our Trachy a mixture of mysis and brine shrimp, which they slurp right up in no time! Give your Trachy the right conditions, stable water parameters, and a steady feeding schedule, and it watch it flourish! Trachy being typically quite hardy and well adapted to aquarium life, making them great corals for all levels of hobbyists!
We have a great selection of Trachyphyllia! Check out several of our favorites currently in stock down below, but click any photo to shop them all instantly! Don't forget about our huge Labor Day Sale going on right now! Get a great deal on your future favorite coral before time runs out!
Thanks so much for checking out our Saturday Spotlight, and have a great weekend! ~ Corals.com
