1 Frag of Miami Vice Chalice
Frag Size: Small 0.5″ to 2″ Max
General info about Miami Vice 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 Miami Vice Chalice Echinophyllia, they are predominatly colored green blue with neon green mouth. This are the water parameters for cultivating Miami Vice 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
Miami Vice Chalice Diet & Nutrition
The Miami Vice 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 Miami Vice Chalice
A mature tank is recommended in cultivating Miami Vice 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 Miami Vice Chalice
The Miami Vice 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 Miami Vice Chalice
The Miami Vice Chalice Echinophyllia are prone to brown jelly infection, especially if water conditions are not met and maintained.
Miami Vice Chalice Origin
The Miami Vice Chalice Echinophyllia can be found in the waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean.
Caution Should be Taken with Miami Vice Chalice
The Miami Vice Chalice Echinophyllia has an aggressive behavior. Therefore, proper spacing must be maintained with regards to nearby corals.
How to Acclimate Miami Vice Chalice
The Miami Vice Chalice Echinophyllia are purely marine, therefore, salinity must be maintained thoroughly at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.
Stinging Tentacles on Miami Vice Chalice
The tentacles of the Miami Vice Chalice Echinophyllia are classfied as sweeper tentacles where it can extend, invade and sting nearby corals.
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