Common name: Ricordea shades of green & blue

 Scientific name: corallimorph

Size: 1/2" to 2"

Compatibility: Great for reef tanks

Food and Diet: The symbiotic algae zooxanthellae hosted within it provide the majority of its nutritional requirements from the light driven process of photosynthesis. It also eats plankton and smaller invertebrates such as crustaceans.

 Ricordea will adapt to a wide variety of lighting conditions, and care should be taken to acclimate this coral to metal halide lighting. Place the coral low in the aquarium until it opens fully, and then gradually over a few weeks, move the coral to the desired location. It prefers a low water movement within the aquarium.