- Name:
Quad Color Echinata
(View AKA's) - Family: Mussidae
- Species: Acanthastrea
- Scientific Name: Acanthastrea echinata
General info about Quad Color Echinata
In the wild, Quad Color Echinata comes in two forms: either encrusting or massive. Their colonies may reach over a meter in length. They have circular corallites with thick walls and septa that have long and pointed teeth. Their skeleton is covered with a dense, fleshy tissue that usually forms a concentric fold.
For the Quad Color Echinata, they are predominatly colored violet pink with neon green mouth. This are the water parameters for cultivating Quad Color Echinata:
- Calcium: 400 - 450 ppm
- Alkalinity: 3.2 - 4.8 MEQ/L
- Phosphates: 0
- Magnesium: 1200 - 1350
- Strontium: 8 - 10
- Temperature: 76° - 83° F (24° - 28° C)
- Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.023 - 1.025
Quad Color Echinata Diet & Nutrition
In the wild, Quad Color Echinata has developed a symbiotic feeding relationship with marine algae called zooxanthellae. But in captivity, you have to feed them with nanoplankton or dissolved organics.
Fragging / Propagating Quad Color Echinata
A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Quad Color Echinata. Thriving them with fish is recommended as fish excretes nitrogen that can sustain the coral's growth.
Flow / Lighting Requirements for Quad Color Echinata
Quad Color Echinata does not need a high flow rate and intense light. Giving them moderate lighting allows the Acan Echinata to spread their polyps thereby allowing them to feed. Too much light will cause the polyps to be retracted.
Quad Color Echinata Origin
Quad Color Echinata can be found throughout the Indo-Pacific region. They are widely distributed from East Africa (the Red Sea to Polynesia), Japan, Marshall Islands, and the Great Barrier Reef and Solitary Islands of Australia.
Caution Should be Taken with Quad Color Echinata
Except for their own kind, Quad Color Echinata is aggressive towards other species. During the night, they extend their tentacles and sting nearby corals. It is recommended to observe proper spacing between corals. Further, they have the tendency to be overpowered with soft corals and will die especially if soft corals outnumber them.
How to Acclimate Quad Color Echinata
Quad Color Echinata is purely marine. So, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.
Stinging Tentacles on Quad Color Echinata
During night, Quad Color Echinata extend their tentacles and sting nearby corals.
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Quad Color Echinata | Acanthastrea | Mussidae | Acanthastrea echinata | In the wild, Quad Color Echinata comes in two forms: either encrusting or massive. Their colonies may reach over a meter in length. They have circular corallites with thick walls and septa that have long and pointed teeth. Their skeleton is covered with a dense, fleshy tissue that usually forms a concentric fold. For the Quad Color Echinata, they are predominatly colored violet pink with neon green mouth. This are the water parameters for cultivating Quad Color Echinata:
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