Umbrella Mushrooms (M/L)

• Care levelEasy
• Reef safeWith caution
• TemperamentPeacefulMild sting, but spreads and overgrows slower corals
• Temperature72–78 °F
• Salinity1.023–1.025 SG
• pH8.1–8.4
• Min tank10 gallons
• FeedingMostly from light, plus amino acids (broadcast) and small meaty foods
• Max size3.5 in (8.9 cm)

In plain words: Mushroom corals look like little flat pancakes or mushroom caps stuck to the rocks. They are not true stony corals, and they are not quite sea anemones either. Each one is a soft animal with a mouth in the middle of a round disc.

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