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Old 05/14/2006, 11:01 PM
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Show me your brain!

Lately I'm fascinated by open brains, just wondered if anyone would like to share some pictures. I'll show you mine if you show me yours :P

Here's my little guy just after being fed - I think he wants more!
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Old 05/14/2006, 11:09 PM
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Old 05/14/2006, 11:18 PM
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Now THAT'S what I'm talking about!
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Old 05/15/2006, 12:21 PM
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Probably my favorite coral, it is huge probably 8'' across and 3.5'' tall when fully inflated. Been doing great for ~15 months now.

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Old 05/15/2006, 04:25 PM
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My Geophryi


And my unfortunate damsel...


Macros



You can ovbiously tell what my favorite coral is
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Old 05/15/2006, 05:24 PM
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Old 05/15/2006, 05:30 PM
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Old 05/15/2006, 05:39 PM
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Old 05/15/2006, 07:34 PM
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I've seen mine take some big meals, but I didn't know they'd consume an entire fish... that poor damsel!
Thanks so much for indulging me with these phenomenal pics! Those are some gorgeous brains.
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Old 05/16/2006, 07:39 PM
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OMG that is sick never seen one eating a fish before!!!
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Old 05/16/2006, 09:15 PM
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Old 05/17/2006, 01:09 AM
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this lobo is my largest piece.


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Old 05/17/2006, 01:38 AM
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going on four years old

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Old 05/17/2006, 10:31 PM
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Before yall start worrying about brains eating fish, I know that the ONLY reason my damsel was killed was because it has a bad case of velvet.
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Old 05/17/2006, 10:57 PM
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Re: going on four years old

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here is my contri.






Question, I notice all big brains are all cruvey and twisted (like the first one I quoted above). And small ones are rounder almost a circle (like the second one I quoted above). Do these get more un-uniform as they grow larger? Or is it just different species that determine how uniform it is?

And why have I not seen much large red brains?
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Old 05/18/2006, 12:17 AM
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Old 05/18/2006, 09:24 AM
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good question. i am not sure...i do believe they are different morphs.
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Old 05/18/2006, 10:42 AM
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Old 05/18/2006, 11:36 AM
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love the damsel pic
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Old 05/18/2006, 12:08 PM
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the last red one is sick.
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Old 05/18/2006, 12:59 PM
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Re: Re: going on four years old

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Question, I notice all big brains are all cruvey and twisted (like the first one I quoted above). And small ones are rounder almost a circle (like the second one I quoted above). Do these get more un-uniform as they grow larger? Or is it just different species that determine how uniform it is?
I thought brains reproduced like Candy Canes in that they start getting irregular shapes and "pinching off" to form new brains?? Possibly this is the reason of those "curvey and twisted" shapes?
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Old 05/18/2006, 02:28 PM
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I thought brains reproduced like Candy Canes in that they start getting irregular shapes and "pinching off" to form new brains?? Possibly this is the reason of those "curvey and twisted" shapes?
I don't think that is how it works, but that would be very cool to wake up and have 2 brains instead of one.
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Old 05/18/2006, 02:32 PM
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FLipturn88: whats that macro shot of >? its an awesome looking coral. Same for you Jenkerry what type is that ? The third pic
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Old 05/19/2006, 07:19 AM
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Old 05/19/2006, 11:02 AM
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hey buzzard kinda off topic. are you a bernese mountain dog fan? my wife and i are....we have a four year old named what else? Bernie!

btw i know thats a toy dog.
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