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| Purple Erkle Chalice Echinophyllia

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General info about Purple Erkle 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 Purple Erkle Chalice Echinophyllia, they are predominatly colored green with pink mouth. This are the water parameters for cultivating Purple Erkle 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

Purple Erkle Chalice Diet & Nutrition

The Purple Erkle 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 Purple Erkle Chalice

A mature tank is recommended in cultivating Purple Erkle 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 Purple Erkle Chalice

The Purple Erkle 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 Purple Erkle Chalice

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

Purple Erkle Chalice Origin

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

Caution Should be Taken with Purple Erkle Chalice

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

How to Acclimate Purple Erkle Chalice

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

 

Stinging Tentacles on Purple Erkle Chalice

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

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Purple Erkle 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 Purple Erkle Chalice Echinophyllia, they are predominatly colored green with pink mouth. This are the water parameters for cultivating Purple Erkle 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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