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Blue Ricordea Florida

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Corals · Mushroom corals

Blue Ricordea Florida

Ricordea florida

$59.99

A bubbly, electric-blue mushroom coral from the Caribbean.

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From our species guide

Care at a glance

  • Care levelEasy
  • Reef safeYes
  • TemperamentSemi-aggressiveSemi-aggressive; stings corals it touches
  • Temperature72–78 °F
  • Salinity1.023–1.025 SG
  • pH8.1–8.4
  • Min tank10 gallons
  • FeedingMostly from light, plus mysis shrimp (tiny pieces) and zooplankton / baby brine
  • Max size2.5 in (6.3 cm)

In plain words: Ricordea florida is a small, round, flat animal. It looks like a mushroom covered in tiny bubbles. Those bubbles are really short, round arms called tentacles. It lives in the warm sea around Florida and in the Caribbean Sea.

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About the Blue Ricordea Florida

Ricordea are covered in little bubble-like tentacles that give them a textured, jewel-like look. They are hardy, accept occasional feeding and may split to form new polyps.