Soft coral Mushroom Green

Mushrooms are a classic beginner coral and are easy to keep. These beauties will stand out in any reef aquarium.

Placement: Mount the Mushrooms using IC gel glue, or putty, in the bottom half of the aquarium where they can reproduce and expand their colonies over the rock. If you do not want them growing on your your main rock structure try creating a mushroom island by mounting several types of mushrooms to one larger rock and placing it as an island in your sand bed.

Feeding: Although symbiotic algae called zooxanthellae hosted within them supply some of their nutritional requirements through photosynthesis they do benefit from supplemental feedings of phytoplankton, zooplankton, and/or marine snow.

Lighting & Flow Requirements: Mushrooms require low to moderate water flow and low to moderate lighting (PAR 80-250). T5’s, Metal Halides, or LED’s can all grow Bluespotted Red Mushrooms when the proper PAR levels are provided. We recommend a 14-20K color spectrum for best coloration.

Care Level: Easy 
Lighting Requirements: Low to moderate (PAR 80-250) 
Water Flow: Low to moderate 
Aggressiveness: Semi-aggressive 
Range: Indo-Pacific 
Family: Actinodiscidae / Discosomatidae 
Water Conditions: 75-80° F; sg 1.024-1.026 (1.025 is ideal); pH 8.1-8.4 Ca 420-440 ppm, Alk 8-9.5 dKH, Mg 1260-1350, Nitrates <10ppm, Phosphates, < .10ppm