![]() ![]() This deeper tank acts as a sump and a brood stock tank. Our newest cutting units have two of these trays above a 1 ft. The water for each set of these cutting trays come from one of our large reef aquariums. We are using three - 40 watt bulbs above each of these trays. These Ricordia plugs are thriving in a 30 liter tank with one-22 watt power compact light. I simply split them in two with a pair of scissors and place the cuttings in a tray of course gravel. It is very easy to propagate this size of Ricordia. These Ricordia will be a beautiful blue green and several of them have distinct turquoise mouths. The Ricordia in this picture have been mounted on reef plugs using super glue to attach the gravel that they attached to in the cutting tray. ![]() You can use the bottoms of your systems to produce the other types of Mushrooms, but give your Ricordia the top center of your reef. Most Mushrooms do seem to do better in older tanks, and many of them often need less light than many corals. They often grow in among the Zoanthids and Protopalthoa colonies without causing harm to either species, the larger types of Zoanthids can crowd the Ricordia for space. You do not want to place these types of corallimorphs too close to the surface if you have Halide lighting.Ī new giant picture for your desktop wallpaper.Ĭorallimorphs can be kept with many types of soft coral in the brood stock aquarium. We have found that they do best when we place them under VHO lighting in parts of the reef aquarium that receive a good amount of light. Ricordia can be kept in brighter light than the Mushrooms from the group Discosoma. Fortunately we were able to purchase some farmed Ricordia that are bright green. ![]() Collection of Ricordia Mushrooms in the United States was made illegal in the early 1990's but it is often possible to buy single polyps that are farmed. One of the most beautiful Caribbean Ricordia in GARF's collection is neon green with a contrasting colored mouth. Ricordia often have several different colors on one mushroom. Ricordia are one of the most popular corallimorphs in the hobby because of their beautiful colors and their tentacles that terminate in round balls, called clavate tips. GARF'S RICORDIA PROPAGATION 11/30/01 Our favorite Mushrooms that we are working with here at GARF are in the genus Ricordia. Sexual reproduction produces a larva called a planula which once on the seabed develops into a new individual.GARF'S RICORDIA PROPAGATION 11/30/01 GARF'S HOME PAGE | GUESTBOOK | SEARCH ENGINE | SITE MAP Alternatively, particulates released from the foot can develop into a new specimen, which is called laceration. Split or fission reproduction occurs when the coral splits along its mouth creating a clone. Ricordea florida feed both on the products of zooxanthellae, and on zooplankton or fish they catch with their tentacles, along with dissolved organic matter in the water.Īsexual reproduction can be accomplished by two mechanisms. The zooxanthellae also feed on the catabolites of the coral (especially phosphorus and nitrogen). These algae undergo photosynthesis producing oxygen and sugars which are then used by the coral. They are known to inhabit the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico.Īs with other corals, Ricordea florida is host to a symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae. Ricordea florida is found in the interior of reefs, usually in shallow water, rocky areas, and pools. The colour of Ricordea florida depends on various factors, including the depth at which they live, the temperature, the season, and other environmental factors. The tips of the tentacles and the mouth may be one or more different colours. ![]() The fleshy body and tentacles can be found in a variety of colours, including purple, orange, green, blue and yellow. Ricordea florida reaches 7.5 cm in diameter. The stinging ability of this species is lower than in most corals. The sting is used to subdue prey to make it more easily ingested via the mouth, or as a defensive mechanism to evade enemies. These mouths are centered amid short rounded tentacles bearing cnidocytes, whose sting contains paralytic neurotoxins. The apical end is the oral disk which functions as one or more mouths. The basal end resembles a flat disk that functions as a foot. The body of the coral is small and cylindrical. Ricordea florida is a coral without a skeleton, having the same internal anatomical structure as corals of the order Scleractinia. ![]()
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