- Name:
Widowmaker Chalice
(View AKA's) - Family: Pectiniidae
- Species: Echinophyllia
- Scientific Name: Echinophyllia sp
General info about Widowmaker 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.
This are the water parameters for cultivating Widowmaker Colony 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
Widowmaker Chalice Diet & Nutrition
The Widowmaker Colony 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 Widowmaker Chalice
A mature tank is recommended in cultivating Widowmaker Colony Echinophyllia. They are highly adaptive that it can grow and encrust any surface, including the glass component of your tank.
Flow / Lighting Requirements for Widowmaker Chalice
The Widowmaker Colony 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 Widowmaker Chalice
The Widowmaker Colony Echinophyllia are prone to brown jelly infection, especially if water conditions are not met and maintained.
Widowmaker Chalice Origin
The Widowmaker Colony Echinophyllia can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Caution Should be Taken with Widowmaker Chalice
The Widowmaker Colony Echinophyllia has an aggressive behavior. Therefore, proper spacing must be maintained with regards to nearby corals.
How to Acclimate Widowmaker Chalice
The Widowmaker Colony Echinophyllia are purely marine, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.
Stinging Tentacles on Widowmaker Chalice
The tentacles of the Widowmaker Colony 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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| Widowmaker 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. This are the water parameters for cultivating Widowmaker Colony Echinophyllia:
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Changed by users
| Submitted Date | Submitted By | Status | Action |
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| 2019-10-17 18:49:05 | PalaciosAn | Approved |