Furry Green Mushroom Coral (7 days for Delivery)
Earns 309 Aqua Points, worth £3.09 off a future order. How points work
- Arrive alive guarantee
- Overnight, oxygen packed
- You pick the day
Livestock delivery, done properly
- Overnight insulated delivery on fish orders, £19.95, and free collection near Gatwick
- Arrive-alive promise plus our Perfect Health Arrival guarantee
- You choose the delivery day at checkout. We only show days we can genuinely deliver
- £35 minimum on livestock orders. Dry goods ship free alongside fish
Marine Fish Perfect Health Promise
All marine fish have a Perfect Health Arrival guarantee. For the following reasons, we cannot guarantee beyond that.
A number of different reasons can affect why a marine fish does not settle into its new environment. These range from:
- Unsuitable water conditions: incorrect pH, high ammonia and nitrite levels.
- Tank bullies: some marine fish are very passive and will not mix well with more boisterous tank mates.
- Incorrect tank size: please research the fish you are buying, as some will become stressed in a tank that is too small.
If you have any problems on arrival
Please contact us straight away and we will extend your guarantee until the fish is healthy again. You must call on the arrival day to activate this.
01293 749046Credit notes
If any of your aquatic life dies during our guarantees and has been acclimatised in a mature aquarium, please take a photo and email it across and we will send you a credit note.
Please email photographs of the deceased specimens to sales@aquaticstoyourdoor.co.uk.
About this fish
What is its maximum size?
Green Furry Mushroom Corals typically grow to approximately 5–15 cm across, although particularly large specimens can reach 20 cm or more depending on the species and aquarium conditions.
They have a distinctive fleshy, mushroom-shaped disc covered with numerous small hair-like tentacles, giving them their characteristic furry appearance.
Their colouration is usually bright green or fluorescent green, although some varieties display attractive metallic, striped or spotted patterns.
Under suitable blue reef lighting, their fluorescent green colouration can become particularly striking, making them a popular addition to marine aquariums.
Where is its origin and where is it exported from?
Green Furry Mushroom Corals, commonly belonging to the Rhodactis genus, originate from tropical Indo-Pacific reef environments.
They are naturally found in shallow lagoons, reef flats and rocky reef areas, where they attach to rocks and other hard surfaces.
They often inhabit areas with moderate to relatively low water movement and can tolerate a range of lighting conditions.
Specimens are commonly supplied through marine aquarium exporters in countries such as Indonesia and the Philippines. Many are also propagated in captivity and sold as individual mushroom frags.
Is it reef compatible?
Generally reef compatible with caution. Green Furry Mushroom Corals are hardy, photosynthetic corallimorphs and can be maintained in many mixed reef aquariums.
However, they can expand considerably and reproduce through natural division, allowing them to spread across surrounding rockwork.
Some larger Rhodactis varieties can also capture small fish, shrimp and other animals that settle directly onto their fleshy surfaces.
They are best placed on an isolated rock island or separate piece of rubble to control their spread and prevent them from competing with neighbouring corals.
What should I feed it?
Green Furry Mushroom Corals obtain much of their nutrition through photosynthesis using symbiotic zooxanthellae algae.
They can also capture small food particles using their fleshy tentacles and may benefit from occasional supplementary feeding.
Suitable foods include:
Baby brine shrimp.
Fine mysis shrimp.
Cyclops.
Zooplankton.
Fine powdered coral foods.
Small pieces of finely chopped marine seafood.
Fine suspended marine food particles suitable.
If it does not arrive alive, you do not pay for it.
Photograph the bag unopened, send it to us within four hours of delivery, and we will put it right with a refund or a replacement.* Our guarantee on marine fish covers their health on arrival. If anything concerns you, please ring us on the day they arrive and we will extend it until the fish is healthy again.
*Whether we refund or replace is our decision and depends on the fish and its cost. A replacement may travel with a future order rather than straight away.