- Name:
Woodstock Chalice Mycedium
- Family: Pectiniidae
- Species: Mycedium
- Scientific Name: Mycedium sp
General info about Woodstock Chalice Mycedium
In general, corals coming from the genus Mycedium takes the flat, laminar plane or plate type of coral growth. Their colonies have several plates that may originate from different points or planes. One distinct characteristics for a Mycedium coral is that their corallites are raised, tubular and has angular outward growth that forms a shape resembling like a nose.
This are the water parameters for cultivating Woodstock Chalice Mycedium:
- 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
Woodstock Chalice Mycedium Diet & Nutrition
The Woodstock Chalice Mycedium 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 Woodstock Chalice Mycedium
A mature tank is recommended in cultivating Woodstock Chalice Mycedium. They are highly adaptive that it can grow and encrust any surface, including the glass component of your tank.
Flow / Lighting Requirements for Woodstock Chalice Mycedium
The Woodstock Chalice Mycedium 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 Woodstock Chalice Mycedium
The Woodstock Chalice Mycedium are prone to brown jelly infection, especially if water conditions are not met and maintained.
Woodstock Chalice Mycedium Origin
The Woodstock Chalice Mycedium can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Caution Should be Taken with Woodstock Chalice Mycedium
The Woodstock Chalice Mycedium has an aggressive behavior. Therefore, proper spacing must be maintained with regards to nearby corals.
How to Acclimate Woodstock Chalice Mycedium
The Woodstock Chalice Mycedium are purely marine, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.
Stinging Tentacles on Woodstock Chalice Mycedium
The tentacles of the Woodstock Chalice Mycedium are classfied as sweeper tentacles where it can extend, invade and sting nearby corals.
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Woodstock Chalice Mycedium | Mycedium | Pectiniidae | Mycedium sp | In general, corals coming from the genus Mycedium takes the flat, laminar plane or plate type of coral growth. Their colonies have several plates that may originate from different points or planes. One distinct characteristics for a Mycedium coral is that their corallites are raised, tubular and has angular outward growth that forms a shape resembling like a nose.
This are the water parameters for cultivating Woodstock Chalice Mycedium:
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