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