Where to buy Purple Hairy Mushroom
Best known price right now: $20.30 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Purple Hairy Mushroom
Purple to reddish-purple coloration with distinctive hair-like tentacles covering the oral disc. The tentacles give it a fuzzy, hairy appearance, distinguishing it from smooth mushroom corals.
Key facts
- Care Requirements
- • Moderate to strong indirect lighting; avoid direct high-intensity light • Prefers low to moderate water flow; position in areas with gentle currents • Feed small particulate foods 2–3× weekly (zooplankton, phytoplankton, mysis) • Maintain stable water parameters: 72–78°F, pH 8.1–8.3, calcium 400–450 ppm • Photosynthetic but benefits from supplemental feeding; slow-growing and hardy
- Coral Type
- Mushroom
- Family
- Actinodiscidae
- Water Parameters
- Temperature: 72-78°F pH: 8.1-8.3 Salinity: 1.023-1.025
- Feeding Needs
- Primarily photosynthetic; benefits from occasional meaty foods (small zooplankton) 1-2 times weekly.
- Care difficulty
- Easy
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Lighting Requirement
- Low to Medium (75-150 PAR)
- Additional Notes
- Popular purple variant
- Appearance Description
- Purple to reddish-purple coloration with distinctive hair-like tentacles covering the oral disc. The tentacles give it a fuzzy, hairy appearance, distinguishing it from smooth mushroom corals.
- Coloration
- Purple with fuzzy texture
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, including Indonesia, Philippines, and surrounding coral reef areas.
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