Wellsophyllia care

[Reeftanker3295]

Last swap I bought a red wellso and ever since I bought it its been deflated and is yet to show feeder tentacles. A few months ago, after bleaching, it began to lose its flesh. I really want to try another brain coral but I don't want this to happen again. Do you guys have any tips for me on keeping these corals?
I am using 2 250w 20k Radium bulbs and 2 110w actinic VHO's on my 90g tank and I kept the brain on the sand.

 

[ZANYMASTER]

Brains aren't high light corals and with 2 lamps like those,they probably didn't like the light so much.Others will chime in.

 

[skene]

keep away from light... minimal flow... they are just like acans. feed at night.. 1 hour after lights are off... you'll see the tentacles come out.

 

[Reeftanker3295]

I kept it under the powerhead on the sand bed I thought that would help with the powerful lights. How much should I feed them and how frequently?

 

[Chris Jury]

Lower light is generally a good idea, though most seem to tolerate fairly bright light. To me the symptoms sound more like a water quality issue, or like it was reacting negatively to some other corals in the tank (i.e., response to something noxious). What else is growing in the tank? What is the seawater chemistry like?

cj

 

[TRIGGERMAN]

Feed a mixture to all your corals. I personally feed about 10-15 different things and all my stuff thrives. I feed everything from frozen mysis,brine,prime reef, formula 1 and 2, cyclops, sometimes I throw in a packet of gel food usually throw some flakes or marine chips as well. Plain vitamin C tabs are also good to throw in your sump every now and then. Definitely read up on vitamin c dosing before trying it but it is definitely good for the system.

Also like mentioned above lower light low flow, maybe change your set up or put in a shaded area if possible.

 

[irvp13]

In my experience those corals are very hardy and adapt well to light. They even adapt to moderate flow. However they are very sensitive to other corals in the tank, you can try to place him more upstream, but it depends on your tank size and current. Once I had to get rid of a huge toadstool to keep a welso healthy.

 

[basiab]

Wellsophyllia? Do you have a picture. I have a Trachyphillia Radiata which I think used to be called Wellsophyllia. And I have never seen any tentacles. But it does eat. I also have 2 Trachyphillia Geofri. One used to show tentacles and the other never did. One eats and the other blows the food away. But they are both doing ok since most of what they need comes from light. Either of these type do not like strong flow.