How difficult is it to keep Echinomorpha?

Intermediate. This is an intermediate-level species. Some prior experience and knowledge of environmental management are recommended.

What is the ideal temperature for Echinomorpha?

The ideal temperature for Echinomorpha is 24〜26℃. Avoid sudden temperature changes and maintain a stable environment.

How large does Echinomorpha get?

Echinomorpha typically reaches Colonies from about 10 cm to several tens of cm as an adult. Size may vary depending on care conditions and individual genetics.

What is the typical price for Echinomorpha?

The price of Echinomorpha varies significantly depending on variety, size, and individual quality. Check our market price page for the latest pricing information.

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Echinomorpha

Q: What should I feed Echinomorpha?

Echinomorpha feeds on: Mainly nutrition from symbiotic zooxanthellae, supplemented with small meaty coral foods offered at night.. Aim for a balanced diet with appropriate feeding frequency.

Intermediate

Echinomorpha nishihirai

A lobophylliid reef coral in which one large corallite develops at the centre of a plating skeleton. Echinomorpha contains this species alone, and it is recorded from Japan to the island groups of the South Pacific.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Temperature

24〜26℃

Size

Colonies from about 10 cm to several tens of cm

Diet

Mainly nutrition from symbiotic zooxanthellae, supplemented with small meaty coral foods offered at night.

About

Echinomorpha nishihirai is a reef-building lobophylliid coral for which WoRMS gives the Japanese name Okinawa kikka sango. Veron described it in 1990 as Echinophyllia nishihirai, and it was later placed in the separate genus Echinomorpha, which contains this species alone. WoRMS records it from Japan and the western North Pacific, and the specimen records aggregated by GBIF cover Fiji, New Caledonia, Japan, French Polynesia, Vanuatu, Tonga and American Samoa. Colonies spread as thin plates with a single large corallite developed at the centre, which is what separates the genus from the rest of the family. Colonies are green or brown, usually with the central corallite a contrasting colour. It is kept much like the chalice corals it resembles, under low to moderate light and moderate flow, and it rarely reaches the trade. As a scleractinian it is on CITES Appendix II.

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