How do you take care of Ricordea?

Ricordea require low-moderate water flow. You want things as modest as possible. High flow strains the tentacles, and they won’t extend as a preservation technique. (Or, worse, you may end up with colorful corallimorphs blowing all over your aquarium) These corals lack a stony skeleton, making them more delicate.

Are Ricordea easy to care for?

Ricordea florida Coral Care Their body is covered with a uniform mat of short bubble-like tentacles that give these corallimorphs a distinctive aesthetic. Ricordea florida are generally easy to care for and make an excellent addition to a reef tank for both beginners and experts alike.

How does Ricordea grow?

Feeding corals often also promotes good health and reproduction. Ricordea usually split by means of longitudinal fission. This is where the coral will slowly move around and leave behind pieces of their foot which will grow into new mushrooms.

What type of coral is Ricordea?

Mushroom Coral
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.

How can you tell if Ricordea is healthy?

You can tell if a ricordea is healthy generally by its size, color and mouth. Healthy ricordeas are plump, deep in color ( i.e. not bleached, translucent or highlighter in color) and their mouths are closed.

Are Ricordea aggressive?

Ricordea Corals are classified as a semi-aggressive species of corallimorph.

Do Ricordea sting other corals?

While they don’t have long sweeper tentacles, Ricordea Corals will sting any other corals they come in contact with.

Can Ricordea touch each other?

Yes Yumas can touch since they are the same species…. There should be no issues what so ever. I also have yumas touching Florida ricordea with no issues, but if they touch other species of corals or mushrooms then there will be trouble. I had a yuma fall on a chalice and the chalice got it’s but whooped….

Is Ricordea a mushroom coral?

The Ricordea, or flower mushroom coral, is a very popular mushroom anemone (coral) among saltwater aquarium enthusiasts because they are relatively easy to keep and have some amazing coloration. What differences do you see between the two genera?

What are the characteristics of Ricordea?

Ricordea make up the only genus in the Ricordeidae family of corallimorphs. Ricordea corals have a small, round body with short club or berry-shaped tentacles. The basal portion of the coral contains a flat disk that functions as a foot supporting the oral disk.

Is Ricordea florida hard or soft?

If you are a beginner to the reef aquarium hobby, I highly recommend the hardier Ricordea florida over the more delicate Ricordea yuma for your tank due to its easiness to care for, while still exhibiting impressive coloration. Take care, and as always, happy reefing!

Where can I buy Ricordea?

Foxy Saltwater Tropicals is proud to offer a great variety of hand collected Ricordea from the warm waters of the Florid a Keys. In fact the varieties we sell are often referred to as Florida Ricordea. Ricordea can also be found in the Pacific and those varieties are referred to as Yuma Ricordea. Ricordea go by various names.