Insane Watermelon Chalice
Echinophyllia sp
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About Insane Watermelon Chalice
General information
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 Ultimate Watermelon Echinophyllia, they are predominatly colored pink with green mouth. This are the water parameters for cultivating Ultimate Watermelon 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
Diet & nutrition
The Ultimate Watermelon 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.
Determining sex
A mature tank is recommended in cultivating Ultimate Watermelon Echinophyllia. They are highly adaptive that it can grow and encrust any surface, including the glass component of your tank.
Breeding & spawning
The Ultimate Watermelon 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.
Diseases
The Ultimate Watermelon Echinophyllia are prone to brown jelly infection, especially if water conditions are not met and maintained.
Origination
The Ultimate Watermelon Echinophyllia can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Cautions
The Ultimate Watermelon Echinophyllia has an aggressive behavior. Therefore, proper spacing must be maintained with regards to nearby corals.
Acclimation process
The Ultimate Watermelon Echinophyllia are purely marine, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.
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