Blue Ricordea (Florida)
A variant of Ricordea mushroom (Ricordea florida)
Representative Ricordea mushroomphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
An uncommon Florida morph with mostly dark-blue polyps, light-blue or purple highlights on the vesicles, and either a pink or fluorescent-green mouth.
📜 Backstory
A naturally occurring blue color grade of Ricordea florida, described by KP Aquatics as 'one of the more uncommon and stunning' Florida morphs. Wild-collected from the Caribbean; like all Florida color grades it is a selected wild polyp, not a propagated named clone.
Keeper tips for this variant
Blue color holds best under medium light with some blue/actinic spectrum; keep flow low-to-medium and avoid the highest-light spots, which can wash out the blue.
Other Mushroom Corals variants
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