#Mushroom recordia how to

be sure to get GEL.ĩ) Get yourself some latex/nitrile gloves to protect your fingers from coral slime and super glueġ0) When you are ready to glue your coral frags onto your live rock rubble (or frag plugs if you'd prefer), get some paper towels ready on a work table. Regular super glue is too thin and runny. Here is one such super glue made specifically for corals. Any old super glue GEL from the supermarket/Home Depot will do, but it is more cost effective to get yourself a bigger bottle at your aquarium store or online. Be sure that they are all expanded and healthy looking before you move onto the next step.Ĩ) Get yourself some super glue gel. Basically you want a piece of material that is going to allow water to flow through it into the tray, but will prevent your soft coral frags from coming loose and slipping through the net into the rest of the aquarium.ĥ) When you have received your ricordea polyps from us, acclimate them sa you normally would, but then place them down into this frag tray.Ħ) Once the corals are added to the tray, you will stretch this netting over the open top of the tray, and secure it in place using a few rubber bands.ħ) Wait a few days for the ricordea to become acclimated and relaxed in your aquarium. Thumbsized pieces of rubble work well since they are large enough to stay in place, but small enough to be chinked into your live rock scape.Ĥ) Get yourself a piece of plastic bridal netting or citrus net bag (The kind of bags that oranges come in at the grocery store). ġ) If you don't have a dedicated/protected frag growout system, get yourself a plastic 'tupperware' tray that is only about 2-3 inches deep, and about 5-7' in diameter, to be placed on the sand bed of your aquarium.Ģ) Fill this plastic tray with a thin layer of sand or gravel.ģ) Next find some small chunks of live rock rubble. However, the ricordea usually have a small amount of coralline rubble underneath the polyp which allows for attachment with super glue (and sometimes epoxy if there is enough rubble). Most of the zoanthids come atached to a ceramic tile, while the ricordea/mushrooms do not.

#Mushroom recordia how to

Ricordea may show better color and growth if given higher light levels and more food than more common types of mushroom.įlorida Ricordea are covered in bumps of mainly uniform size, as opposed to Yuma Ricordea which often have larger bumps around their outside edge which gradually become smaller towards the center.Step-by-step: How to Attach our Ricordea to your Live Rock To encourage it to attach to substrate it may be placed in a shallow dish with course rubble or rock. It is often beneficial upon introduction to place the coral in low or shaded light and gradually move it to a more brightly lit location.

The Green Ricordea may show hints of other colors or a brightly hued mouth, and typically arrives loose without any substrate. Different colors of Ricordea often co-exist well in close proximity. Ricordea mushrooms are peaceful with other corals so long as they do not physically touch them- they have been known to melt other corals, especially stony corals, in this situation. They are quite adaptable and virtually pest and disease free. They are covered by a thick layer of mucus which helps them consume small edible particles, and they also absorb dissolved nutrients from the water. They will benefit from occasional feedings of zooplankton and small meaty items such as brine shrimp. Ricordea mushroom corals receive most of their energy by utilizing the photosynthetic algae contained within their tissues.