Mindbender Chalice Mycedium

General information

n general, corals coming from the genus Mycedium takes the flat, laminar plane or plate type of coral growth. Their colonies have several plates that may originate from different points or planes. One distinct characteristics for a Mycedium coral is that their corallites are raised, tubular and has angular outward growth that forms a shape resembling like a nose.

As for the Mindbender Chalice Mycedium, they are predominantly colored blue with brown margin and white mouth. This are the water parameters for cultivating Mindbender Chalice Mycedium:

• 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

The Mindbender Chalice Mycedium 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.

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

The Mindbender Chalice Mycedium 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.

The Mindbender Chalice Mycedium are prone to brown jelly infection, especially if water conditions are not met and maintained.

The Mindbender Chalice Mycedium can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

The Mindbender Chalice Mycedium has an aggressive behavior. Therefore, proper spacing must be maintained with regards to nearby corals.

The Mindbender Chalice Mycedium are purely marine, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.