Steel Blue Ricordea (Florida)
A variant of Ricordea mushroom (Ricordea florida)
Representative Ricordea mushroomphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
A cooler-toned Florida Ricordea showing a steely metallic blue-grey body, distinct from the deeper navy 'Blue' grade.
📜 Backstory
A wild Florida color grade marketed specifically as 'Steel Blue Ricordea' by KP Aquatics among others. It is a hand-sorted wild Ricordea florida polyp from Florida collection, not an aquacultured designer morph; the trade name simply distinguishes the metallic-steel hue from the darker blue grade.
Keeper tips for this variant
Position under medium, blue-leaning light with low-to-medium flow; the metallic sheen reads best when the polyp is fully inflated, so keep it off direct powerhead current.
Other Mushroom Corals variants
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