Trachyphyllia Open Brain Coral

$199.00

This is a WYSIWYG listing: the Trachyphyllia Open Brain Coral pictured is the one you receive. Open brains sit on the sand bed under low to moderate light and low flow. They take direct feeding well and inflate dramatically when happy. Bagged and shipped from Key West, Florida. Shipping runs UPS Next Day Air Tuesday…

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The $10 Box & Handling Fee is charged per box, not per coral. It covers the insulated box, heat or ice packs and the time it takes to pack live coral safely. UPS Next Day Air is one flat livestock shipping charge per order, the carrier cost of getting it out of Key West alive. A box typically holds around five small frags, so adding compatible corals to the same shipment usually will not add another box fee or change the shipping charge. Larger colonies, species that cannot share water, or extreme weather can require a second box. Orders with $349 or more in qualifying livestock ship free.

Florida: $30 UPS Next Day Air livestock shipping. Qualifying Florida livestock orders under 6 lb ship UPS Next Day Air for a flat $30, plus the $10 Box & Handling Fee. Heavier or mixed shipments use our standard UPS Next Day Air rate. Orders with $349 or more in qualifying livestock ship free.

Livestock ships UPS Next Day Air on Tuesdays and Wednesdays so nothing sits in a facility over a weekend. We ship livestock within the continental U.S. only. We do not ship to Alaska or Hawaii.

In Key West? Visit our shop and take your purchase with you—no shipping required.

Before you buy, read our open brain (Trachyphyllia) buying and care guide.

Description

WYSIWYG Trachyphyllia Open Brain Coral is the exact coral pictured, with vivid purple folds surrounding a bright green center under blue reef lighting.

Trachyphyllia is a free-living, fleshy coral. Place it on an open sand bed or other soft substrate where its tissue cannot rub against sharp rock, and use gentle indirect flow that keeps debris from settling without pulling the tissue tight against the skeleton.

Care Guide

Care Level: Intermediate
Lighting: Low to moderate (50–100 PAR)
Flow: Low to moderate, gentle and indirect
Placement: Open sand bed or soft substrate with room to inflate
Feeding: Photosynthetic; optional small meaty foods 1–2 times weekly in reduced flow
Aggression: Semi-aggressive; allow 4–6 inches and protect it from stronger-stinging LPS

Conditioning and Shipping: Conditioned in our Key West systems under Florida Aquaculture Certificate #AQ0254072. Livestock ships UPS Next Day Air on our regular Tuesday and Wednesday shipping schedule.

CARE INFORMATION

Lighting	Low to moderate — PAR 50–100
Flow	Low to moderate — gentle and indirect
Feeding	Moderate — optional small foods 1–2× weekly
Placement	Open sand bed or soft substrate
Aggression	Semi-aggressive — allow 4–6 inches and protect from stronger stingers
Care level	Intermediate
Water parameters	Salinity 1.025–1.026 · Temp 76–78°F · Alk 8–9 dKH · Ca 420–440 · Mg 1300–1400

Shipping & Live Arrival Guarantee

UPS Next Day Air, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. We hold the box if the weather at either end puts the animals at risk. Florida livestock orders under 6 lb ship UPS Next Day Air at $30. Other continental-U.S. orders use the applicable UPS Next Day Air rate. Eligible livestock orders of $349 or more ship free. A $10 Box & Handling Fee applies per box, including on free-shipping orders. We do not ship to Alaska or Hawaii.
Live arrival guaranteed. Photograph the animal in the sealed, unopened bag and send it to us within 4 hours of the delivery scan.
Approved claims are resolved with a replacement or store credit. We do not issue cash refunds on livestock.
Coverage is for condition on arrival and ends at acclimation.

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