Ricordea florida per leaf

The Ricordea florida mushroom corals are some of the most colorful corals available in the industry. They add a diversity of both color and texture to the saltwater reef aquarium. This variety is mostly blue in color with shades of pink, purple and yellow. The oral disc of these Ricordea florida are often neon green in color. The colors of these corals are further intensified under fluorescent actinic lighting. These blue mushrooms will even glow pink under straight actinic lighting!

It will adapt to a wide variety of lighting conditions, and care should be taken to acclimate this coral to metal halide lighting. Place the coral low in the aquarium until it opens fully, and then gradually over a few weeks, move the coral to the desired location. It prefers a low water movement within the aquarium. It is considered semi-aggressive and requires adequate space between itself and other corals. It reproduces by longitudinal fission.