brain coral

[jwine961]

I have a brain coral that was picked on by my lemon peel angel. I have moved it to a hospital tank. What should I do to help it recover from the tissue that was injured

[darkreef]

Ouch ! I'd move it to a shady area with medium/low flow ,if you tanks chemistry is right it might regrow . Keep the wound clean , if the tissue turns brown and goopy try and siphon it off .. Sometimes brains have a hard time regrowing if there skeleton has algae on it so watch for that. But only time will tell and being left alone . When you start seeing new growth it should be healed and can start moving it back to the light .

[darkreef]

But I am far from professional

[Bill]

Feeding it will help repair tissue, but I don't think it will regrow what's already lost. It would take years if it does.

[Coral Hoarder]

i had a welso go from 2 inches expalnded with 1 mouth to 5 inches iwth 4 mouths in 2 months


just keep feding him put it in a low curent lower light spot and try to keep the algea off should take a few months but youl get there !

[somewherebeyondthesea]

I've repaired a few brains, My secret is feeding pellets and putting a coral grow/propagater type food in the water as well.

Good water quality helps too.

[Poseidons Reef]

+1 to what everyone else said.

I have a healthy kryptonite brain that was mauled by my late purple tang, was basicly Skeleton with a bit of fleshy pieces left, a good 8 months later it looks like this


No feedings, just low flow and light,

There is still a small .5" sq piece on the edge of the skeleton that didn't grow back yet, but the rest def has.
So healing is possible if you baby it and wait long enough.

[Craigdillman]

If it looks bad i would dip it, then give it good quality water and feed it as often as you can. It for sure will rebuild the tissue and it won't take as long as you think

Check out a threat called rescue corals on reef central there is some amazing comebacks

[Dearth]

I've brought a few brains back from the brink and as everyone else has stated keep the wound clean and keep it in medium to low flow with medium to low lights you can feed or let the light do the feeding depending on the severity of the wound it may not grow back over the skeleton that was exposed or it may expand. Keep an eye on it you should know within a couple of weeks which way your brain will go.

I also love bumblebee snails they helped with 2 of my brains survival when they were damaged by eating the dead and dying flesh but find what works for you as brains are delicate but are also hardier than you think