Where to buy Electus Mushroom
Best known price right now: $20.30 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Electus Mushroom
Electus Mushrooms are disc-shaped soft corals with a distinctive bright red to orange coloration, often with subtle radial striations. The oral disc is broad and flattened with numerous small tentacles around the margin.
Key facts
- Coloration
- Bright red to orange, sometimes with lighter striations or contrasting center.
- Care Requirements
- • Moderate to strong lighting (PAR 150-250) • Moderate water flow, avoid direct high flow • Photosynthetic but benefits from occasional meaty foods (small particles, zooplankton) • Stable water parameters: 72-78°F, pH 8.1-8.3, salinity 1.023-1.025 • Can reproduce asexually via budding; tolerate some shading
- Family
- Discosomatidae
- Care difficulty
- Easy
- Flow Requirement
- Low to Medium
- Coral Type
- Mushroom
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Additional Notes
- Prized for vibrant coloration
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 74-80°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.026
- Feeding Needs
- Light supplemental feeding
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific coral reef regions, including Indonesia, Philippines, and other tropical reef systems.
Research before you buy
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