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Brain Coral, Trachyphyllia

Trachyphyllia geoffroyi

The Trachyphyllia Brain Coral is also referred to as a Folded Brain, or Crater Coral and is a large polyp stony (LPS) coral. It may have a folded, or figure-eight shape. Its genus name, Trachyphyllia, comes from the Greek trachys (rough) plus phyllon (leaf) because it resembles a rough leaf lying on

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Compatibility

Care Parameters

Type:: coral
Aggression:: peaceful
Swimming Zone:: Surface
Midwater
Bottom
bottom
Minimum Tank:: 40 gallons
Schooling:: No
Diet:

Compatibility with Popular Tankmates

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✓Ocellaris Clownfish — Good match. Fully compatible — Brain Coral, Trachyphyllia is a good fit for this tank Full verdict →
✓Yellow Tang — Good match. Fully compatible — Brain Coral, Trachyphyllia is a good fit for this tank Full verdict →
✓Royal Gramma — Good match. Fully compatible — Brain Coral, Trachyphyllia is a good fit for this tank Full verdict →
✓Firefish Goby — Good match. Fully compatible — Brain Coral, Trachyphyllia is a good fit for this tank Full verdict →
~Coral Beauty Angelfish — With caution. Known conflict: Dwarf angels (Centropyge) may nip LPS polyps and clam mantles -- reef with caution Full verdict →
~Blue Green Chromis — With caution. Schooling species — Blue Green Chromis needs 5+ companions; add at least 4 more Full verdict →
~Pajama Cardinalfish — With caution. Schooling species — Pajama Cardinalfish needs 5+ companions; add at least 4 more Full verdict →
✓Sixline Wrasse — Good match. Fully compatible — Brain Coral, Trachyphyllia is a good fit for this tank Full verdict →

Compatibility

Care Parameters

Compatibility with Popular Tankmates

Tank Compatibility