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