Rhodactis Mushroom

Rhodactis sp.

Care Level	Easy — great beginner coral
Lighting	Low to moderate
Water Flow	Low
Placement	Low rock or sand
Aggression	Peaceful (large ones may catch food)
Coloration	Green, blue, "bounce" bubble morphs

Overview

Rhodactis are fuzzy, bumpy mushrooms (corallimorphs) that are hardier and often more textured than smooth Discosoma. The famous “Bounce” mushrooms — Rhodactis with inflated, bubble-covered surfaces — are among the most valuable corals in the hobby, but all Rhodactis share the same easy care.

Care & Placement

Give low-to-moderate light and low flow. Place low on rock or sand; too much light or flow makes them shrink or detach and “walk” to a better spot. They multiply by splitting and by dropping daughter discs.

Feeding

Photosynthetic; larger Rhodactis will also capture and eat small meaty foods placed on the disc, which can speed growth (and, for bounce morphs, encourage more bubbles).

Propagation

Frag by cutting through the mouth (each half regenerates), or cut the rock they sit on. A cut mushroom placed in a rubble container will attach to a new frag.

Full step-by-step: How to Frag Mushroom Corals

Cautions

Very large Rhodactis (and their relatives) can occasionally catch small shrimp or fish — the smaller common types are peaceful. Under too much light/flow they detach and drift until they find a better spot.