Ricordea mushroom

Ricordea sp.

Family : Ricordeidae

CoralMarinesoft

A brightly colored disc-shaped soft coral, highly popular in reef aquariums.

Popularity

Soft coral

no calcareous skeleton

Availability

Common in shops

Shop availability

IUCN Status

Least Concern

Biotope

Caribbean

Récifs de l'Atlantique Ouest tropical.

Description

Ricordea is a soft coral of the family Ricordeidae. It forms colonies of fleshy disc-shaped polyps, often with fluorescent colors. Native to the Caribbean, it attaches to rocks. It is a hardy and easy-to-keep coral.

Habitat

Region :

Shallow coral reefs

Distribution :

Recommended parameters

Temperature24–28 °C

pH8.1–8.4

GH8–12 °dGH

KH8–12 °dKH

NO₃

≤ 10 mg/L

PO₄

≤ 0.1 mg/L

Care

Difficulty

2/5

Diet

Photosynthetic

Min. tank

50 L

Min. group

Adult size

10 cm

Lifespan

5 years

Temperament

Peaceful

Propagation

Fragmentation by cutting the disc

Care notes

Keep in a reef tank with moderate to intense lighting and low to moderate flow. Avoid high nitrate and phosphate levels. Supplemental feeding of plankton is beneficial.

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