Where to buy Sunburst Ricordea
Best known price right now: $41.30 at World Wide Corals. Prices are checked periodically and may change.
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About Sunburst Ricordea
A circular mushroom coral with a bright, variable coloration ranging from red and orange to yellow and blue, often with radial striping or mottled patterns. Ricordea yuma features a distinctive oral disc with numerous short tentacles radiating from a central mouth.
Key facts
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Lighting Requirement
- Moderate (100–200 PAR)
- Flow Requirement
- Low to Medium
- Feeding Needs
- Light supplemental feeding
- Coral Type
- Mushroom
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific, from the western Pacific (Yap, Palau, Solomon Islands) to the Great Barrier Reef region, typically found in sheltered reef environments.
- Care difficulty
- Easy
- Min tank size
- 20 gallons
- Care Requirements
- • Place in moderate to high light (PAR 150-250) • Moderate water flow; avoid direct powerheads • Photosynthesize primarily; supplement with small meaty foods 2-3x weekly • Maintain stable salinity (1.023-1.025), temp 75-79°F • Tolerant of varied conditions; protect from aggressive corals
- Appearance Description
- A circular mushroom coral with a bright, variable coloration ranging from red and orange to yellow and blue, often with radial striping or mottled patterns. Ricordea yuma features a distinctive oral disc with numerous short tentacles radiating from a central mouth.
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Coloration
- Red, orange, yellow, blue, or combinations thereof with radial striping or mottled patterns.
Research before you buy
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