- Name:
Hollywood Red Echinophyllia
(View AKA's) - Family: Pectiniidae
- Species: Echinophyllia
- Scientific Name: Echinophyllia sp
General info about Hollywood Red Echinophyllia
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.
This are the water parameters for cultivating Hollywood Red 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
Hollywood Red Echinophyllia Diet & Nutrition
The Hollywood Red 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 Hollywood Red Echinophyllia
A mature tank is recommended in cultivating Hollywood Red Echinophyllia. They are highly adaptive that it can grow and encrust any surface, including the glass component of your tank.
Flow / Lighting Requirements for Hollywood Red Echinophyllia
The Hollywood Red 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 Hollywood Red Echinophyllia
The Hollywood Red Echinophyllia are prone to brown jelly infection, especially if water conditions are not met and maintained.
Hollywood Red Echinophyllia Origin
The Hollywood Red Echinophyllia can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Caution Should be Taken with Hollywood Red Echinophyllia
The Hollywood Red Echinophyllia has an aggressive behavior. Therefore, proper spacing must be maintained with regards to nearby corals.
How to Acclimate Hollywood Red Echinophyllia
The Hollywood Red Echinophyllia are purely marine, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.
Stinging Tentacles on Hollywood Red Echinophyllia
The tentacles of the Hollywood Red Echinophyllia are classfied as sweeper tentacles where it can extend, invade and sting nearby corals.
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