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Green Ricordea Mushroom Coral (Ricordea yuma)
Green Ricordea Mushroom Coral
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.
Green Ricordea Mushroom Coral (Ricordea yuma)
Additional locales and sizes may be available!
Additional locales and sizes may be available!

Quick Stats

Care Level Moderate
Temperament Semi-aggressive
Color Form Green
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 Green
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
Placement Bottom
What do these Quick Stats mean? Click here for more information

Overview

The Green Ricordea 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, but green is the most common.

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: Small: 2" to 3"; Medium: 3" to 5"; Large: 5" to 7"

Customer Testimonials

Jonathan Dunder Milwaukee , WI
This species is very easy to care for and great for beginners! It was the first coral I put in my saltwater tank and it is already growing!
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