- Name:
Key Lime Mango Chalice
(View AKA's) - Family: Pectiniidae
- Species: Echinophyllia
- Scientific Name: Echinophyllia sp
General info about Key Lime Mango 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 Key Lime Mango Echinophyllia, they are predominatly colored light blue with dark blue circles at the tips and yellow mouth. This are the water parameters for cultivating Key Lime Mango 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
Key Lime Mango Chalice Diet & Nutrition
The Key Lime Mango 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 Key Lime Mango Chalice
A mature tank is recommended in cultivating Key Lime Mango Echinophyllia. They are highly adaptive that it can grow and encrust any surface, including the glass component of your tank.
Flow / Lighting Requirements for Key Lime Mango Chalice
The Key Lime Mango 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 Key Lime Mango Chalice
The Key Lime Mango Echinophyllia are prone to brown jelly infection, especially if water conditions are not met and maintained.
Key Lime Mango Chalice Origin
The Key Lime Mango Echinophyllia can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Caution Should be Taken with Key Lime Mango Chalice
The Key Lime Mango Echinophyllia has an aggressive behavior. Therefore, proper spacing must be maintained with regards to nearby corals.
How to Acclimate Key Lime Mango Chalice
The Key Lime Mango Echinophyllia are purely marine, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.
Stinging Tentacles on Key Lime Mango Chalice
The tentacles of the Key Lime Mango Echinophyllia are classfied as sweeper tentacles where it can extend, invade and sting nearby corals.
Original Detail
| Name | Species | Family | Scientific Name | More Detail | Added by |
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| Key Lime Mango Chalice | Echinophyllia | Pectiniidae | Echinophyllia sp | 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 Key Lime Mango Echinophyllia, they are predominatly colored light blue with dark blue circles at the tips and yellow mouth. This are the water parameters for cultivating Key Lime Mango Echinophyllia:
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| 2019-10-17 14:44:45 | PalaciosAn | Approved |