Parameters: 72-78° F, pH 8.1-8.4, salinity 32-35 pptĪquacultured corals and corallimorphs are typically hardier than their wild counterparts. Placement: You can place this coral anywhere if you meet its lighting and flow needs. This method is excellent for feeding your corals without causing nutrient spikes. You can also dose your aquarium with live phytoplankton and amino acids. Doing this a few times per week is plenty to see benefits. Feeding is beneficial as long as you don’t overdo it. Wait for the mushroom to close before turning the pumps back on. You can give larger chunks of food to larger mushrooms and vice versa. If you want to feed your mushroom, place meaty foods such as mysis or brine shrimp on the mushroom with the pumps off. However, feeding can improve coloration, growth rate, and overall health. Feeding is not required because this corallimorph is considered photosynthetic. Mushroom corallimorphs are capable feeders if you feed them the right food. Mushrooms will tolerate or even enjoy slightly elevated nutrient levels. As for nutrients, keep the nitrates between 1-5 ppm and the phosphates close to 0.01 ppm but not 0. The temperature should be around 72-78 degrees Fahrenheit. Keep your salinity and temperature stable as well. Although this corallimorph has no calcium skeleton, you should still ensure that your calcium, alkalinity, and magnesium levels are at least somewhat stable. It should attach to a piece on its own.Īs mentioned before, Ricordea yuma is more sensitive than Ricordea florida. If this happens, try to “catch” the mushroom and place it in a low-flow area with some rubble. Giving too much flow risks the mushroom detaching.
You need to provide enough water movement so that detritus doesn’t settle on the mushroom. This mushroom does best with low to moderate flow. Too much flow can also cause retracted behavior. If the mushroom looks shrunken, this might indicate it is getting too much light. Avoid putting this mushroom under anything over 150 micromoles of PAR. Please do this by starting your mushroom in low light and gradually moving it into higher light. If you are going to keep this mushroom in moderate light, especially on the higher end, you must acclimate it first. The main worry with lighting is overexposing the corallimorph with too much light, which will cause it to melt away. Ricordea yuma does best under low to moderate lighting. This corallimorph has small bubble-like vesicles, giving it a similar appearance to a carpet anemone. There are also a few lighter and darker shades of green.
This Ricordea yuma has streaks of green and purple that radiate out from the center. If you can care for a yuma, the colors are typically brighter or more vibrant. All of your other corals will be happier as well. However, the need for more stability to keep this mushroom is well worth it. If you are a beginner, there may be better corals. Ricordea yuma is generally more sensitive than its counterpart, though not too difficult. Two kinds of Ricordea Mushrooms are popular in the hobby: Ricordea yuma and Ricordea florida. Maricultured corals come with many benefits that we will discuss later. Instead of being collected from delicate reefs, this coral is grown on coral farms on land or in controlled areas offshore, separate from natural reefs. The Ricordea yuma corallimorph originates from the Indo-Pacific, though this strain is maricultured by ORA.
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