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