• Name:

    Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata

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  • Family: Mussidae
  • Species: Acanthastrea
  • Scientific Name: Acanthastrea echinata
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Also Know As:

| Purple Bullseye

| Spiny Honeycomb Coral

| Starry Cup Coral

General info about Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata

In the wild, Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata comes in two forms: either encrusting or massive. Their colonies may reach over a meter in length. They have circular corallites with thick walls and septa that have long and pointed teeth. Their skeleton is covered with a dense, fleshy tissue that usually forms a concentric fold.

For the Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata, they are predominatly colored purple with green mouth. This are the water parameters for cultivating Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata:

  • Calcium: 400 - 450 ppm
  • Alkalinity: 3.2 - 4.8 MEQ/L
  • Phosphates: 0
  • Magnesium: 1200 - 1350
  • Strontium: 8 - 10
  • Temperature: 76° - 83° F (24° - 28° C)
  • Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.023 - 1.025

Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata Diet & Nutrition

In the wild, Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata has developed a symbiotic feeding relationship with marine algae called zooxanthellae. But in captivity, you have to feed them with nanoplankton or dissolved organics.

Fragging / Propagating Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata

A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata. Thriving them with fish is recommended as fish excretes nitrogen that can sustain the coral's growth.

Flow / Lighting Requirements for Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata

Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata does not need a high flow rate and intense light. Giving them moderate lighting allows the Acan Echinata to spread their polyps thereby allowing them to feed. Too much light will cause the polyps to be retracted.

Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata Origin

Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata can be found throughout the Indo-Pacific region. They are widely distributed from East Africa (the Red Sea to Polynesia), Japan, Marshall Islands, and the Great Barrier Reef and Solitary Islands of Australia.

Caution Should be Taken with Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata

Except for their own kind, Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata is aggressive towards other species. During the night, they extend their tentacles and sting nearby corals. It is recommended to observe proper spacing between corals. Further, they have the tendency to be overpowered with soft corals and will die especially if soft corals outnumber them.

How to Acclimate Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata

Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata is purely marine. So, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.

Stinging Tentacles on Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata

During night, Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata extend their tentacles and sting nearby corals.

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Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata Acanthastrea Mussidae Acanthastrea echinata

In the wild, Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata comes in two forms: either encrusting or massive. Their colonies may reach over a meter in length. They have circular corallites with thick walls and septa that have long and pointed teeth. Their skeleton is covered with a dense, fleshy tissue that usually forms a concentric fold.

For the Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata, they are predominatly colored purple with green mouth. This are the water parameters for cultivating Evil Eye Green Rim Echinata:

  • Calcium: 400 - 450 ppm
  • Alkalinity: 3.2 - 4.8 MEQ/L
  • Phosphates: 0
  • Magnesium: 1200 - 1350
  • Strontium: 8 - 10
  • Temperature: 76° - 83° F (24° - 28° C)
  • Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.023 - 1.025
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