Alien Maze Brain Coral

How to Care for Alien Maze Brain Coral: (written by Dave Burr) Alien Maze Brain is easy to keep and grows well in most reef aquariums. They glow beautifully under actinic lighting. They do have sweeper tentacles that can extend 2"-4" at night and sting nearby corals. Placement: Mount the Alien Maze Brain using IC gel glue, or putty, on an exposed rock or ledge in the lower two- thirds of the aquarium where they will receive moderate currents and low to moderate lighting. Leave 2-3" around this coral as it has tentacles that can sting nearby corals at night. Feeding: Although symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae hosted within them supply some of their nutritional requirements through photosynthesis they do benefit from supplemental feedings of Oyster-Feast, or mysis shrimp when its tentacles are open. Lighting & Flow Requirements: Alien Maze Brain Coral requires moderate water flow and low to moderate lighting (PAR 120-250). T5's, Metal Halides, or LED's can all grow Maze Brain C