Blr26995 Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 So I have a mushroom that always looks unhappy. Honestly since I've brought it home. I'd like to relocate him else where tho I have no idea how to remove him and do that. I believe it's a ricordea... Where is an ideal spot in the tank for this guy? I feel like bad owner, when I bought this coral he was already there. This is what he usually looks like . Sulking and looking like a discarded piece of chewed gum. Link to comment
gena Posted August 23, 2016 Share Posted August 23, 2016 Mushrooms like ricordeas seem to do well low in the tank. I usually put them either on the right or left but never center. Yours does look to be getting a lot of light. Which they CAN acclimate to high light. Yours doesn't seem to be enjoying it though. As far as removing, it's tough to do without tearing them. If I really wanted to remove the little guy, I'd pull out the rock and take a hammer and chisel type tool (not sure what you call the thing I use LOL) and break the rock piece it's attached to. The type of rock you have looks like it'd be easy to do that. It's a gamble though as your rock may break in a place you don't want and then rescaping might be a chore. Although everytime I've had to rescape, I've ended up liking the new rockwork better . Good luck if you try to remove it! Link to comment
Blr26995 Posted August 23, 2016 Author Share Posted August 23, 2016 Oh ok so I'd be better off removing the piece he's attached to. That's what I kinda thought but my husband is the one I need to get that across to. Yes he really isn't enjoying it. Link to comment
SantaMonicaHelp Posted August 26, 2016 Share Posted August 26, 2016 Your mushroom looks a bit odd. To me, it looks more like a ricordea. - C. Smith Link to comment
Blr26995 Posted August 31, 2016 Author Share Posted August 31, 2016 Your mushroom looks a bit odd. To me, it looks more like a ricordea. - C. Smith Yes it is one of those. Are they not a type of mushroom? He came with that rock so I don't have an exact name just from what I've looked up. Link to comment
SantaMonicaHelp Posted August 31, 2016 Share Posted August 31, 2016 Lots of people claim they are a type of mushroom coral, however I disagree. Ricordea florida is in the same Phylum, Class, and Subclass, but they are of a different order, family and species than mushroom coral. Ricordea has stingers with neurotoxins, and I don't believe mushrooms do (although I am not familiar with every genera in it's family.) They do look very similar, and Ricordea florida is often called false coral. I think Ricordea looks even cooler than mushroom coral. Wikipedia has some great information on it, here's the link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricordea_florida I hope that I was able to help out. - C. Smith Link to comment
Blr26995 Posted September 1, 2016 Author Share Posted September 1, 2016 Lots of people claim they are a type of mushroom coral, however I disagree. Ricordea florida is in the same Phylum, Class, and Subclass, but they are of a different order, family and species than mushroom coral. Ricordea has stingers with neurotoxins, and I don't believe mushrooms do (although I am not familiar with every genera in it's family.) They do look very similar, and Ricordea florida is often called false coral. I think Ricordea looks even cooler than mushroom coral. Wikipedia has some great information on it, here's the link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ricordea_florida I hope that I was able to help out. - C. Smith Oh man thanks!! I didn't know that! Thank you for the link. Do you think I should move it? Eh I don't really know how and I've been told I'm not allowed to destroy the piece he's attached to.. Will it be ok there? Link to comment
SantaMonicaHelp Posted September 2, 2016 Share Posted September 2, 2016 Oh man thanks!! I didn't know that! Thank you for the link. Do you think I should move it? Eh I don't really know how and I've been told I'm not allowed to destroy the piece he's attached to.. Will it be ok there? Sorry buddy, I have no idea I've never had a Ricordea or even a mushroom. I can't speak from experience. Hopefully someone can get you your answer. - C. Smith Link to comment
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