Pacific Flower/Ricordea Mushroom, Purple
(Ricordea yuma)

Please Note: Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided. Approximate size range may also vary between individual specimen.
Please Note: Due to variations within species, your item may not look identical to the image provided. Approximate size range may also vary between individual specimen.
Pacific Flower/Ricordea Mushroom, Purple
(Ricordea yuma)
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Care Level
Moderate
Temperament
Semi-aggressive
Color Form
Purple
Water Conditions
72-78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, sg 1.023-1.025
Family
Ricordeidae
Lighting
Moderate to High
Supplements
Iodine, Trace Elements
Waterflow
Low
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Care Level
Moderate
Temperament
Semi-aggressive
Color Form
Purple
Water Conditions
72-78° F, dKH 8-12, pH 8.1-8.4, sg 1.023-1.025
Family
Ricordeidae
Lighting
Moderate to High
Supplements
Iodine, Trace Elements
Waterflow
Low
What do these Quick Stats mean? Click here for more information
Overview
The Ricordea, or Flower Mushroom Coral, is a member of the order Corallimorpharia (Stephenson, 1937), and has short, club, or berry-shaped tentacles. It shares some similarities to stony corals, and is also termed a Disc Anemone. It is found in a variety of color forms.
It requires a medium to high light level, but metal halide lighting may be too bright. It prefers a low water movement within the aquarium, and it may not be as hardy as some of the other mushroom corals. It is considered semi-aggressive and requires adequate space between itself and other corals. It reproduces by longitudinal fission.
The symbiotic algae zooxanthellae hosted within it provides the majority of its nutritional requirements from the light driven process of photosynthesis. It also eats plankton and smaller invertebrates such as crustaceans.
It ships as several individual mushrooms attached to one rock.
Approximate Purchase Size: 2" to 3"
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