Reef Hobbyist Magazine Q4 2009

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CORAL

THE

FLAME THROWER

CHALICE Article By Vince Suh

Image by Vince Suh.

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ithin the last six months, there has been an enormous surge in demand for corals of the genus Echinophyllia. Many of the Echinophyllia sp. that are introduced to the hobby are often tagged with the scientifically meaningless name “chalice”, but this genus is well worth individual acclaim. Recently, about the same time the Australian Acanthastrea lordhowensis trend was starting to die down, a new trend was brewing inside the world of chalices.

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