• Name:

    Criminal Minds Chalice

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  • Family: Pectiniidae
  • Species: Echinophyllia
  • Scientific Name: Echinophyllia echinoporides
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General info about Criminal Minds Chalice

In general, species from Echinophyllia has an encrusting growth where their colonies can form folds or cups. The corallites that are located at the middle are usually elevated with warty bumps. The color of their mouth usually has a different color from their fleshy body.

For the Criminal Minds Chalice Echinophyllia, they are predominatly colored violet with pink lines and white spots. This are the water parameters for cultivating Criminal Minds Chalice Echinophyllia:

  • Calcium: 380 - 430 ppm
  • Alkalinity: 3.2 - 4.8 MEQ/L
  • Phosphates: 0
  • Magnesium: 1200 - 1350
  • Strontium: 8 - 10
  • Temperature: 74° - 82° F (23° - 27° C)
  • Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.023 - 1.025

Criminal Minds Chalice Diet & Nutrition

The Criminal Minds Chalice Echinophyllia gets much of its nutrition from the symbiotic zooxanthellae living within their tissues. However, we still recommend you do supplemental feeding by adding mysis and brine shrimp.

Fragging / Propagating Criminal Minds Chalice

A mature tank is recommended in cultivating Criminal Minds Chalice Echinophyllia. They are highly adaptive that it can grow and encrust any surface, including the glass component of your tank.

Flow / Lighting Requirements for Criminal Minds Chalice

The Criminal Minds Chalice Echinophyllia requires moderate lighting and low to moderate waterflow. If they are exposed to strong waterflow, their tentacles wiill not go out, which in turn, will deprive them from feeding.

Parasites & Diseases that Affect Criminal Minds Chalice

The Criminal Minds Chalice Echinophyllia are prone to brown jelly infection, especially if water conditions are not met and maintained.

Criminal Minds Chalice Origin

The Criminal Minds Chalice Echinophyllia can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Caution Should be Taken with Criminal Minds Chalice

The Criminal Minds Chalice Echinophyllia has an aggressive behavior. Therefore, proper spacing must be maintained with regards to nearby corals.

How to Acclimate Criminal Minds Chalice

The Criminal Minds Chalice Echinophyllia are purely marine, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.

Stinging Tentacles on Criminal Minds Chalice

The tentacles of the Criminal Minds Chalice Echinophyllia are classfied as sweeper tentacles where it can extend, invade and sting nearby corals.

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Name Species Family Scientific Name More Detail Added by
Criminal Minds Chalice Echinophyllia Pectiniidae Echinophyllia echinoporides

In general, species from Echinophyllia has an encrusting growth where their colonies can form folds or cups. The corallites that are located at the middle are usually elevated with warty bumps. The color of their mouth usually has a different color from their fleshy body.

For the Criminal Minds Chalice Echinophyllia, they are predominatly colored violet with pink lines and white spots. This are the water parameters for cultivating Criminal Minds Chalice Echinophyllia:

  • Calcium: 380 - 430 ppm
  • Alkalinity: 3.2 - 4.8 MEQ/L
  • Phosphates: 0
  • Magnesium: 1200 - 1350
  • Strontium: 8 - 10
  • Temperature: 74° - 82° F (23° - 27° C)
  • Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.023 - 1.025
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