Do you feed Ricordea?

For maximum growth, it is best to feed your Ricordea regularly. Although you may find it a bit challenging to keep the food away from aggressively eating fish. You can, of course, target-feed your mushroom corals the same way you would your other corals.

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.

How do you care for Ricordea?

Are Ricordea hard to keep?

The distinct appearance of Ricordea usually draws in hobbyists. And the fact they’re not difficult to keep healthy and thriving in your tank? That’s a bonus factor.

How do you know if coral is getting too much light?

Well-Known Member. Keep a look out for a coral color being pale vs bleached as well. A coral that goes pale very quickly after making a lighting adjustment is normally from to much light. A coral that does it slowly can be from to little light, to high or low a temp or to low nutrients.

What PAR do Hammer corals need?

Proper hammer coral care will require that you are meeting a PAR rating generalized for moderate levels of light. That should be between 50 and 150 PAR and you can better determine this by investing in a PAR meter.

What corals dont need special light?

Below you will find a list of low-light corals that are particularly recommended for beginners.

• Green Star Polyps. Named for their bright green color, green star polyps are an excellent beginner species.
• Toadstool Leather Corals.
• Kenya Tree Corals.
• Hammer Corals.
• Candy Cane Corals.
• Mushroom Corals.
• Sun Corals.
• Frogspawn Corals.