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