Watermelon Echino

[Maximus]

Hi all,
I finally got a frag of the Tyree Watermelon Chalice and was wondering what conditions (light, alk level, height, etc) you keep it under? Do you feed it at all? I can't wait for this frag to grow out. Pics will come soon.

[joe18]

hey
first off congraulations,
second i used to have mine under PC, very high up,
but under halides i had it at the bottom.
everybody who i know that has a frag of this, has kept theres on the very botom of thier metal halide lit tank.
i have found mine very difficult to feed, and rarely see feeders, more of an open slit on the green coralite.
i would glue yours to a piece of rock and let it rncrst over it, as most people i know, have done that, and it seems to grow very nicley and circulary.
mine seems to be very slow growing, but i have heard from other that its a moderate grower.
keep your parameters, the same as you do for all your lords and other echinos you have.

show some pics!!!!!!

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joe

[Maximus]

Thanks for the info Joe. May I ask where you got yours from? Do you have a pic of yours? Here's mine. I can't wait for the pink to intensify.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/sanglee24/TyreeWatermelon1-10-06.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/sanglee24/DSCN22560006.jpg

[mummra100769]

welcome to the club mang. very nice indeed.

[tomenugen]

Nice piece Maximus.

[sam7leah]

very pretty!! how fast do they grow?

[Maximus]

Not sure how fast they grow. I just took this pic while it was eating a mysid shrimp. It's blurry but you can see the pink color developing. The tiny frag (size of a pea) on top is also a Tyree watermelon that I thought I had lost for good. It's making a remarkable comeback.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/sanglee24/watermelonfeeding1-12-05.jpg

Better shot of it:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/sanglee24/PICT0003.jpg

[DanConnor]

I like it already!

I have to try to track one of those babies down.

[Lpsfanatic338]

Thats very nice

[tomenugen]

Any new pictures of the Watermelon?

[Maximus]

No new shots yet, sorry. I would love it if other people can post pics of their watermelon here.

[snipersps]

old pict of my watermelon
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/snipersps714/IMG_0711.jpg

The original colony of the watermelon.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/snipersps714/IMG_0649.jpg
on the left the imposter water melon yellow eyes but for me looks exactlic the same.
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y30/snipersps714/40_std.jpg

[Purple Haze]

damn you all :D

Very nice.

[tomenugen]

my words exactly

[Maximus]

Here's another watermelon type echino I got back a few weeks ago. The color is a lot brighter in real life. Not sure why it's so hard to capture the true color on the pic.
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v285/sanglee24/waternelonwannabe.jpg

[tomenugen]

Hey Maximus,
Is that the same piece?

[Maximus]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=6535275#post6535275 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by tomenugen
Hey Maximus,
Is that the same piece?
Sure is Tom. It is fully healed now.