TM

Limited Edition -
Echinophyllia sp.
Psychedelic Chalice

Retired December 2008 !


Echinophyllia sp. Psychedelic Chalice Fragfarmers Parent Colony
Maintained under Weak to Moderate Light. Color Very Intense.
Image Copyright © 2005 by Reeffarmers All Rights Reserved.

This Echinophyllia species coral has one of the most bizare pigmentation patterns we have ever seen in a Reef Building Stony Coral. The only word that seems to adequately describe the pattern is 'Psychedelic'. This thick plating and massive Echinophyllia was found by Eric Caamano of Fragfarmer.com . Eric has the parent colony and Reeffarmers was able to acquire a couple of seed fragments of this coral from Eric in a trade. Eric originally acquired the coral within a tranship from Kupang during August 2005. Initially it did not have any intense pigmentation. When placed under T-5's (weak light), the intense psychedelic pigmentation began to develop. Eric currently maintains the parent colony under 250 watt 20K metal halides. The base coloration of the coral is brown and turquoise, but in specific locations a more bluish pigmentation can develop (note the area near the boring feather duster worm in the above image). On top of this base pigmentation an intense bright red stripped pigmentation has developed that radiates outward from corallite polyp mouths. Corallites are randomly scattered around the coral and this gives the surface of the coral a bizare almost psychedelic pattern of red stripes. Polyp mouths themselves are bright red and are surrounded by bright red spots. This is truelly one of the most strangely pigmented corals we have seen in captivity. The edge of the colony develops a more thin plating almost chalice-like type of growth form. Steve Tyree is maintaining a farmed section of this coral for reeffarmers.com in one of his 125 gallon naturally filtered Tri-Zonal Reef Aquariums. In Steve's captive reef the coral is positoned to recieve moderate light levels under a 400 watt 20,000 K Radium Metal Halide. It appears that the red stripped pigmentation develops best under weak to moderate light levels. Pigmentation slightly fades under more intense light levels. Please note - We retired the Psychedelic Echinophyllia in December 2008 because the coral was not growing long term in captivity. We are adding a new AE coral in December 2008 similar to this coral that has shown long term growth in captivity. That coral is called the Orion's Maze Chalice.

Echinophyllia sp. Psychedelic Chalice Fragfarmers Closeup.
Maintained under Weak to Moderate Light. Color Very Intense.
Image Copyright © 2005 by Reeffarmers All Rights Reserved.

Echinophyllia sp. Psychedelic Chalice Actual First Edition Auctioned Fragment.
Maintained under Moderate to Intense Light. Recovering and adapting.
Image Copyright © 2005 by Reeffarmers All Rights Reserved.

Echinophyllia sp. Psychedelic Chalice Year 2008 BiMonthly Limited Edition Schedule

January
Reserved for J. Gallaway
March
Reserved for M. Schwitters
May
Reserved for J. English
July
Reserved for J. Carrol
September
Reserved for S. Todoverto
November
Reserved for M. Hopper


Echinophyllia sp. Psychedelic Chalice Year 2009 BiMonthly Limited Edition Schedule

January
Reserved for R. Driscoll
March
Reserved for S. Hansen
May
Reserved for R. Adam
July
Reserved for A. Dorton
September
Reserved for R. Rhode
November
Reserved for E. Balls


Echinophyllia sp. Psychedelic Chalice Year 2010 BiMonthly Limited Edition Schedule

January
Reserved for D. Schultz
March
Reserved for M. Kleist
May
Reserved for J. Hurd
July
Reserved for A. Martineau
September
Reserved for M. Horton
November
Available


Echinophyllia sp. Psychedelic Chalice Year 2011 BiMonthly Limited Edition Schedule

January
Available
March
Available
May
Available
July
Available
September
Available
November
Available


Echinophyllia sp. Psychedelic Chalice Year 2006 BiMonthly Limited Edition Schedule

January
First Edition Auctioned for $377.02
March
Reserved for E. Nichols
May
Shipped to A. Deukmedjian
July
Reserved for C. Conway
September
Reserved for S. Spargur
November
Reserved for B. Wilson


Echinophyllia sp. Psychedelic Chalice Year 2007 BiMonthly Limited Edition Schedule

January
Reserved for J. Stoffel
March
Reserved for A. Andrasz
May
Reserved for G. Schwab
July
Reserved for R. Barton
September
Reserved for J. Berney
November
Reserved for C. Pasko


Copyright © 2005 by Reeffarmers All Rights Reserved.

BACK TO Limited Editions page