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