• Name:

    Firecracker Chalice

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  • Family: Pectiniidae
  • Species: Echinophyllia
  • Scientific Name: Echinophyllia echinoporoides
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| Firecracker Chalice Echinophyllia

| Firecracker Echinophyllia

| Red Stone Coral

General info about Firecracker 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.

This are the water parameters for cultivating Firecracker 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

Firecracker Chalice Diet & Nutrition

The Firecracker 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 Firecracker Chalice

A mature tank is recommended in cultivating Firecracker 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 Firecracker Chalice

The Firecracker 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 Firecracker Chalice

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

Firecracker Chalice Origin

The Firecracker Chalice Echinophyllia can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Caution Should be Taken with Firecracker Chalice

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

How to Acclimate Firecracker Chalice

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

Stinging Tentacles on Firecracker Chalice

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

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Name Species Family Scientific Name More Detail Added by
Firecracker Chalice Echinophyllia Pectiniidae Echinophyllia echinoporoides

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 Firecracker 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
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