Post your enchinophylias! - Page 3

UnderWaterParadise · 12-30-2004, 11:22 AM

Well I don't have any YET but from what I have read. Lowto Med light gives the best coloration and the Sweepers are deadly. I have seen pics of them Toasting Acan Lords and Ricordea within minutes of contact. Randy or one of the experts can chime in with more info.

RandyO · 12-31-2004, 03:32 AM

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Originally Posted by mps9506

What would you guys say the care requirements are on these guys?

I've always been told low light/moderate flow?
Is this correct? What do they produce in terms of sweeper tentacles, growth rate etc.
Just asking because it would be cool to have some bright colors on the bare bottom of my sps tank. (I'm espcially worried about the flow and light concerns)

They are an easy to keep coral. I get better color out of them under low light. The last two pics I posted were under PC lighting. I had the pink echino colony under brighter MH lighting, and is was not as deep pink as the ones under pc lighting. The bottom of an SPS tank will be fine, as long as it's not to bright on the bottom. They only need a small amount of flow. Not all of them have long sweepers. My pink just gets feeding tentacles around the mouth at night. But my green echino sends out long sweepers. So watch where the current is blowing, as to not have your prized coral down wind. I also try to feed my bright red one. For some reason, it grows really slow. The green echino is the fastest I've encountered. A 2" frag can easily be a 6" colony is less than a year.

Here is an old article on Echinophyllias. I think it was written about 4 years ago, before anyone really knew or kept Echinos in there tanks.
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...002/invert.htm

mps9506 · 12-31-2004, 08:32 AM

K, I'm setting up a seperate "frag" eye candy tank....
The display tank won't keep em happy, way too much light (my sps grow on the undersides from the light reflecting off the bottom of my bb).
mmm, this will be fun...

Maxx · 12-31-2004, 04:01 PM

I'm also interested in learning more about these corals...
What are the requirements for these critters?
Nick

Jendub · 12-31-2004, 11:03 PM

I picked up some goodies today and I thought I would share...

mane3215 · 01-01-2005, 12:25 AM

Very nice score Jenn, that red will color up quite a but. That green one I am pretty sure isn't an enchino. I almost bought one a few months back, the guy didn't know what it was and thought it may have been an australiamussa rowlyensis (spelling?). I disagreed, but have no idea what it was. Thats remarkably similar. Nice scores!

Jendub · 01-01-2005, 01:38 AM

Yah I know the green one is not a echino...I am trying to find out what it is. The guy I bought it off of said it came in as an acanthastrea rotundaflora, I like it whatever it is.... I bought it cause of the fleshiness and the fact that I have not seen something like it before. Any ID help would be much appreciated

geofloors · 01-01-2005, 09:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Jendub

Yah I know the green one is not a echino...I am trying to find out what it is. The guy I bought it off of said it came in as an acanthastrea rotundaflora, I like it whatever it is.... I bought it cause of the fleshiness and the fact that I have not seen something like it before. Any ID help would be much appreciated

It could be a type of Pectinia?

George

va_reefman · 01-01-2005, 09:59 AM

I am glad someone else has this coral too

. I got one in recently and still trying to figure out what it is. I was surprise to see that it actually nicer in person when I got it. Here's a top down pic:

John

Downset · 01-01-2005, 05:01 PM

I have been looking for australiamusa for a while i would love to trade for some

mane3215 · 01-01-2005, 05:23 PM

Jeremy the one ont he left there looks like something other then australiamussa. What is it supposed to be?

Jendub · 01-02-2005, 05:45 AM

John I am pretty sure we have the same "thing", whatever it is... Downset very cool pics...the last one is bizarre, I like it.
Here is a better pic of my "devil's knuckles".

UnderWaterParadise · 01-02-2005, 10:10 PM

Ok just got this huge piece. At least 10" across. This pic was taken under 10k's with flash. Under 20k's it looks like a freaking Rainbow of colors it was amazing. Anyone know the exact ID?

Jendub · 01-02-2005, 10:14 PM

that thing is huge and pretty....what is it??? Is it a chalice? What color are the eyes? I like it!!!!

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UnderWaterParadise my name is Rob and I'm a Zooaholic Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Olivehurst, Cali. Posts: 420 View Gallery Karma Komment	Well I don't have any YET but from what I have read. Lowto Med light gives the best coloration and the Sweepers are deadly. I have seen pics of them Toasting Acan Lords and Ricordea within minutes of contact. Randy or one of the experts can chime in with more info. __________________ AQUARIST FORMERLY KNOWN AS 135 REEF and jusreefin

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mane3215 Cabbage Leather Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 384 View Gallery Karma Komment	Very nice score Jenn, that red will color up quite a but. That green one I am pretty sure isn't an enchino. I almost bought one a few months back, the guy didn't know what it was and thought it may have been an australiamussa rowlyensis (spelling?). I disagreed, but have no idea what it was. Thats remarkably similar. Nice scores! __________________ The beast of the east!

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Jendub Limpet Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 142 View Gallery Karma Komment	Yah I know the green one is not a echino...I am trying to find out what it is. The guy I bought it off of said it came in as an acanthastrea rotundaflora, I like it whatever it is.... I bought it cause of the fleshiness and the fact that I have not seen something like it before. Any ID help would be much appreciated

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va_reefman Tunicate Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 11 View Gallery Karma Komment	I am glad someone else has this coral too . I got one in recently and still trying to figure out what it is. I was surprise to see that it actually nicer in person when I got it. Here's a top down pic: John

01-01-2005, 05:23 PM	#42 (permalink)
mane3215 Cabbage Leather Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 384 View Gallery Karma Komment	Jeremy the one ont he left there looks like something other then australiamussa. What is it supposed to be? __________________ The beast of the east!

01-02-2005, 10:14 PM	#45 (permalink)
Jendub Limpet Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Southern California Posts: 142 View Gallery Karma Komment	that thing is huge and pretty....what is it??? Is it a chalice? What color are the eyes? I like it!!!!

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