Need Help Identifying this!!!!

[mtxguy8]

Hello everyone i just got this coral from a guy that was leaving the hobby. he doesnt remember the name of it ,but he thinks this is a lobophyllia coral he is not sure. if anybody can please confirm me if this is a lobophillia brain coral or not? another thing look inside the big head and you can see how it is deteriorating inside. is this normal or is it under stress this coral or is it just dying? thanks in advance

 

[rookie07]

Looks like a lobo. Also looks like it is dying.

 

[mtxguy8]

anything I can do to bring this coral back up to good health??

 

[salpet]

good light and water flow

 

[BAD FISH]

+1 lobo you can try to feed it some mysis shrimp at night when the lights off low lighting and low flow good luck

 

[rookie07]

I would put it in a low light and low flow spot. It needs to heal and low light/flow is better.

Try feeding it something, preferably some small pellet or something that wont float away and isnt big.

 

[mtxguy8]

thanks guys.

 

[mtxguy8]

and for that opening in the middle looks like its ripping what can that be or cause that?

 

[ohana888]

make sure you don't have any shrimp or crabs. they will steal the food and stress it even more. and address the bubble algae afterwards.

 

[mtxguy8]

ok, thank you all guys 3 days has passed and this coral is doing very good in recovering i can see the difference. i been target feeding and eating good at night/ also inflates very big and after light are off fro awhile now i can see the tentacles out. will post pictures after a week or so

 

[mtxguy8]

btw i been using fluvial calcium and kent coral vite

 

[BAD FISH]

good to hear

 

[mtxguy8]

Hey guys i just wanted to post this picture of the Lobophyllia a week later after a opened this thread look at the lobo now is doing very good and is thriving very good. look at the first picture when i posted and the now picture

 

[BAD FISH]

nice now wait for it to color back up