They can be kept with a wide variety of tank mates including many fish species that are normally too aggressive to be kept with other coral species. If the specimen grows paler and shrinks, the lighting may be too intense or if an originally brightly colored specimen retains its size but loses some of its intensity, the lighting should probably be stronger. With less intense reef lighting, a horizontal placement in the middle portion of the aquarium will likely suit them best.Īfter placement, the aquarist should carefully observe the Ricordea specimen to determine its overall happiness with its current location. Under metal halides, it is recommended to consider a lower, somewhat shaded or vertical placement in the aquarium. florida tolerate bright reef lighting much better than most other mushroom corals, but they also do fine in less well-lit situations such as shaded areas of the aquarium, extra tall aquariums or in tanks without metal halides. However, it is important to properly acclimate them to the aquariums water conditions via drip acclimation, which will let them slowly adjust to the aquariums water temperature, salinity, etc.
Fortunately for marine aquarists, Ricordea florida mushrooms are fairly tolerant of a wide range of both lighting and water flow conditions. As with most other marine animals, Ricordea florida do best when placed in an aquarium that provides them habitat that resembles their natural surroundings in the wild.
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