The Lobed Brain Coral - Lobophyllia Care Tips

[@tidalgardens]

I love Lobophyllia but they can be tricky to care for. Hopefully this video is helpful to those that are looking to try them in their reef tank. For those that have had good experiences, let everyone know about your system and how you care for these brain corals.

[@AlluveonPictures]

My lobo tends to look "thin" sometimes. Is that normal?

[@petarst]

​@@AlluveonPictures yes

[@zaher.w]

I think Tidal Gardens is by far the best when in comes to corals view and informations. Thanks

[@ericj1500]

When feeding i used a 2 liter soda bottle cut in half and sit it over the coral with the small opening pointing upward, the use a pipette to inject the food in the small opening over the top of the brain keeping shrimp and fish from stealing the meal. Also works well on many lps. Thanks for sharing friend.

[@squeekerradio9523]

Great idea. I'm going to try that from now on.

[@april3097]

Smart idea

[@TacticalReconSquad]

I've had a lobophyllia for about slightly under a year now, purchased at the small size of a single head little larger than a nickel. Everything you mentioned is spot-on in my experience. My lobo is in low light (bottom of tank) in low flow. My tank doesn't have low-flow zones, so I had to place this coral in a small fish bowl inside the tank to be shielded by the flow. My lobo initially started as a dull green, but has grown into having an orange center with streaks that go into the dull green (majority of the lobo is orange now, surprisingly). I feed every-other day, spot feeding a variety of mysis, brine and pellet food. I use New Life Spectrum, Omega One Marine Pellet w Garlic, and even Hikari Sinking Carnivore pellets (all of which the lobo eats) for my pellet food. My lobo is now larger than a quarter and entering the stage where the outer brim starts to fold on itself making crevices. Hope this helps!

[@nicnac9147]

That's cool asf where did u buy it

[@TacticalReconSquad]

@@nicnac9147 I believe it was from The Fish Crew in Fort Collins, CO. Got it for ~$40 as a quarter-sized head that was all green at time of purchase.

[@Coralust]

I'm a huge fan of large LPS corals and these always look great in a display. 👍

[@tankfacts641]

Great details on Lobophyllia's, and as always just Amazing video quality. Thanks for the video.

[@nightcourtbullies5122]

I feel like they’re one of the easier lps honestly

[@sunnygoold9449]

Sick - I have been waiting for this coral - Awesome - thanks so much ;)

[@DoodleHats]

gotta be honest here, Than. I just like listening to your voice over these beautiful coral shots

[@nicnac9147]

Gay as

[@oceres]

Happy to see a new video! Thanks a bunch, always top notch videos and advice!

[@Angel_A6969]

Perfect timing I just got one last weekend

[@mimimi8141]

Very beautiful video.thank you

[@squeekerradio9523]

Very helpful. I just got my first Lobo the other day looks very very very similar to the one in video, pink outer layer followed buy a bright green and blue centre. Iv tried feeding but no response so I'll keep on trying.

[@kyleburke7285]

I Love Tidal Gardens!!!!!

[@Nifilheimur]

Stunning photography and great information. one thing with a lobo to add. They will kill any coral within range of their filaments. my hammer colony got nuked by my lobo and i lost 3-4 heads overnight and the hammer was about 10cm away from the lobo.

[@jasepoag8930]

What a timely video. I just picked up a lobo over the weekend, and haven't liked how it's been taking to my tank. I'll try throwing some food at it. Might move it into lower flow too. I've got it on the bottom, but that spot gets significant undertow from my gyre powerheads.

[@Banjofrog62]

Than you are the best, another great video full of colour and information. Love your work many many thanks :)

[@ReefMan]

I really love the shots you get of your corals. Such great videography!

[@tidalgardens]

Thanks!

[@trexon1]

Great info. Thank you.

[@tasanastasi7799]

Excellent presentation as always

[@TheCheesewalrus]

love them lobos! great vid and keep up the good work!

[@SimplyReefing]

Do you find it helpful to cut back the skeleton from where they have receded so new growth has a better chance to form

[@vipete1985]

Every lobo I ever had success with is always under higher lighting 100-200 par They are coming out of Tonga as well rn...nice video

[@thingsibuild7534]

Another great video. Thank you

[@Desmo1]

I've actually found lobos to be pretty hardy in comparison to say something like euphyllia. I have about 7 in my current system varying in size from medium to large which I try to feed a couple times a week with as you say the pumps off. As with other corals the type of light and the amount of it can greatly affect the corals appearance. I have a lobo with two nice size heads 1 of which was getting more light than the other due to some shading from rock work and although I purchased the piece with both heads looking the same the second shaded head has a very noticeable variation in color it has adopted over time due to this. I've also placed lobos in various parts of the tank in varying flow and light and they seem to do well almost anywhere near the bottom of the tank unlike something like euphyllia where I've had flesh tear easily in even moderate flow areas.

[@eblouin3413]

There very easy to take care of

[@petarst]

they are not, many of them come with exposed skeleton etc...i am talking about imports..

[@brandongordon2546]

Very cool!!

[@Botzz28]

What’s the name of that pink peachy lobo I love it I want it !

[@akhilennium]

Nice.... A video from your channel after a long time....

[@Botzz28]

How can you tell the difference between Aussie and Indo lobos ?

[@anthonyman8008]

Came here by trying to review coral Baxter plugin by acustica. Super awesome!

[@lmtsmt847]

What are those pellets you were feeding I have one I can not get to come back out

[@tidalgardens]

We've used a few different pellets. Two that come to mind are Fauna Marin and Coral Frenzy.

[@marcosambriz2922]

Do they sting other coral?

[@lisathewhitewolf]

Perhaps they would benefit from aminos?

[@brianbaldwin1658]

Found your video informative. Recently purchased a lobophyllia, it arrived and I acclimatized it for 4 hours. Next day looked good. Day after it had a small patch of brown tissue (I assume was necrotic) near the wound site (where it was split from the main animal). Third day that brown area spread, and fourth day spread to 1/3 the 2" frag. I removed it, worried that it might be an contagious disease. Anyone have insight?

[@josephfriedrich9792]

I'm switch my brains from sanded to a bare bottom. Does cutting the skeleton (the base) only to make it sit closer to the bottom glass cause stress?

[@worldofcoralsandtravel9819]

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[@nessieslife3177]

I just bought a coral yesterday and was sold as a “tracyphillia” but it has more of this shape. How can I tell?

[@4lifewiseguy]

If I send a picture of my lobo. Could you tell me what kind it is??

[@Davelembo]

WOW. The video quality is almost to good. Thanx Than

[@seattleflyboard3807]

Given that Symphyllia corals are practically the same thing, I'm surprised how easy of a time I've had with this coral. I'm surprised to hear that you've had issues with Lobos...I guess they must not be as similar as I've always thought? I've not had too many Lobos so I cannot say anything good or bad about them.

[@ricosaquariums7992]

👊👍

[@thegrimreefer6744]

Lobophyllia definitely sounds like a disease but isn’t...well maybe it’s an addiction to some reefers 😂

[@duskosreef4952]

Everyone says different. You say lower light around 85 PAR. Other say medium to high light 150-250 PAR.... Third say something third.... One of the most frustrating things in this hobby is that there's absolutely no concrete information about anything. All information are way too relative. Only way to figure out is to try different things by yourself. No way you can get any useful knowledge by reading or watching videos.

[@sealion16]

That's the fun part about the hobby

[@bigadventure3797]

I struggle with the same issue. It may be that their are so many different types coral and each coral comes from different parts of the world. Each acclimated to different water chemistry and different light spectrum and intensity from different depths. Is the coral aqua-cultured? Is it wild caught? Questions that unfortunately are not always known or conveyed when we buy them.

[@petarst]

many of them are hiding and talking bullshit also..

[@Cjplayz7]

Are tell about it

[@Cjplayz7]

Play Friday night funkn