- Name:
Broken Arrow Chalice
(View AKA's) - Family: Pectiniidae
- Species: Echinophyllia
- Scientific Name: Echinophyllia sp
General info about Broken Arrow 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 Broken Arrow Chalice Echinophyllia, they are predominatly colored blue with violet circles at the tips and yellow mouth. This are the water parameters for cultivating Broken Arrow Chalice 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
Broken Arrow Chalice Diet & Nutrition
The Broken Arrow Chalice 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 Broken Arrow Chalice
A mature tank is recommended in cultivating Broken Arrow Chalice Echinophyllia. They are highly adaptive that it can grow and encrust any surface, including the glass component of your tank.
Flow / Lighting Requirements for Broken Arrow Chalice
The Broken Arrow Chalice 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 Broken Arrow Chalice
The Broken Arrow Chalice Echinophyllia are prone to brown jelly infection, especially if water conditions are not met and maintained.
Broken Arrow Chalice Origin
The Broken Arrow Chalice Echinophyllia can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Caution Should be Taken with Broken Arrow Chalice
The Broken Arrow Chalice Echinophyllia has an aggressive behavior. Therefore, proper spacing must be maintained with regards to nearby corals.
How to Acclimate Broken Arrow Chalice
The Broken Arrow Chalice Echinophyllia are purely marine, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.
Stinging Tentacles on Broken Arrow Chalice
The tentacles of the Broken Arrow Chalice Echinophyllia are classfied as sweeper tentacles where it can extend, invade and sting nearby corals.
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Broken Arrow 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. For the Broken Arrow Chalice Echinophyllia, they are predominatly colored blue with violet circles at the tips and yellow mouth. This are the water parameters for cultivating Broken Arrow Chalice Echinophyllia:
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