• Name:

    Alien Eye Watermelon Chalice

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  • Family: Pectiniidae
  • Species: Echinophyllia
  • Scientific Name: Echinophyllia aspera
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Also Know As:

| Watermelon Alien Eye Chalice

| Jayda’s Watermelon Alien Eye Chalice

| Alien Eye Watermelon Echinophyllia

| Chalice Coral

General info about Alien Eye Watermelon 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 Alien Eye Watermelon Echinophyllia, they are predominatly colored violet with green mouth. This are the water parameters for cultivating Alien Eye 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

Alien Eye Watermelon Chalice Diet & Nutrition

The Alien Eye 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.

Fragging / Propagating Alien Eye Watermelon Chalice

A mature tank is recommended in cultivating Alien Eye Watermelon Echinophyllia. They are highly adaptive that it can grow and encrust any surface, including the glass component of your tank.

Flow / Lighting Requirements for Alien Eye Watermelon Chalice

The Alien Eye 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.

Parasites & Diseases that Affect Alien Eye Watermelon Chalice

The Alien Eye Watermelon Echinophyllia are prone to brown jelly infection, especially if water conditions are not met and maintained.

Alien Eye Watermelon Chalice Origin

The Alien Eye Watermelon Echinophyllia can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Caution Should be Taken with Alien Eye Watermelon Chalice

The Alien Eye Watermelon Echinophyllia has an aggressive behavior. Therefore, proper spacing must be maintained with regards to nearby corals.

How to Acclimate Alien Eye Watermelon Chalice

The Alien Eye Watermelon Echinophyllia are purely marine, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.

Stinging Tentacles on Alien Eye Watermelon Chalice

The tentacles of the Alien Eye Watermelon Echinophyllia are classfied as sweeper tentacles where it can extend, invade and sting nearby corals.

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Alien Eye Watermelon Chalice Echinophyllia Pectiniidae Echinophyllia aspera

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 Alien Eye Watermelon Echinophyllia, they are predominatly colored violet with green mouth. This are the water parameters for cultivating Alien Eye 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
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