mushroom lighting

skeeter-doc · 01/12/2007, 02:34 PM

I know normal mushrooms (Actinodiscus/Discosoma sp.) like less intense lighitng. And Ricordea sp. thrive in almost quite low lighting, but what about Rhodactis sp. mushrooms? Do they prefer higher or lower lighting?

thanks!

Navyblue · 01/12/2007, 02:40 PM

Ricordea wants light.

Rhodactis IME needs intermediate lighting. Shrooms in general can survive in low lighting, but you need a bit more light to get them to colour up.

skeeter-doc · 01/12/2007, 04:05 PM

ok thanks!

anyone else?

jag1979 · 01/12/2007, 04:13 PM

I have green mushrooms and red/green hairy mushrooms and they shrivel unless I put them in the shade

SDguy · 01/12/2007, 04:15 PM

I agree, IME, rhodactis (broad category though) have done better for me, in general, under more lighting than , say discosoma. Especially those "tonga" mushrooms like these:

Here's some interesting info:
http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...002/invert.htm

frederickk · 01/13/2007, 09:26 AM

I've tried putting my shrooms into different place in my tank and felt that they had adjust to the amount of lightning giving. They even split up and now it looks very nice.

01/12/2007, 02:34 PM	#1
skeeter-doc Moved On Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: TX Posts: 1,643	mushroom lighting I know normal mushrooms (Actinodiscus/Discosoma sp.) like less intense lighitng. And Ricordea sp. thrive in almost quite low lighting, but what about Rhodactis sp. mushrooms? Do they prefer higher or lower lighting? thanks!

01/12/2007, 04:13 PM	#4
jag1979 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 982	I have green mushrooms and red/green hairy mushrooms and they shrivel unless I put them in the shade __________________ clowns, bi-color pseudo, coral beauty, yellow tang GBTA, crocea clam xenia, various polyps/zoa's, candy cane, tree leather, frogspawn, torch, various mushrooms, green/red plate, birdsnest Current Tank Info: 180 AGA, tunze 6100, 6025 and 6060, 3 x 250 mh's, 3 x 80 t5's, ASM G4+

01/12/2007, 04:15 PM	#5
SDguy Fish heads unite! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: San Diego Posts: 23,384	I agree, IME, rhodactis (broad category though) have done better for me, in general, under more lighting than , say discosoma. Especially those "tonga" mushrooms like these: Here's some interesting info: http://www.advancedaquarist.com/issu...002/invert.htm __________________ Peter SDMAS member Marine tanks since 1989. ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·.¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º> ·´¯`·.¸. , . .·´¯`·.. ><((((º> Current Tank Info: 240g butterfly and angel FOWLR. 15g QT.

01/12/2007, 02:40 PM	#2
Navyblue Low maintenance first Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 2,790	Ricordea wants light. Rhodactis IME needs intermediate lighting. Shrooms in general can survive in low lighting, but you need a bit more light to get them to colour up.

01/12/2007, 04:05 PM	#3
skeeter-doc Moved On Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: TX Posts: 1,643	ok thanks! anyone else?

01/13/2007, 09:26 AM	#6
frederickk Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 2,712	I've tried putting my shrooms into different place in my tank and felt that they had adjust to the amount of lightning giving. They even split up and now it looks very nice.