ricordea with 3 mouths?

squishifishi · 06/01/2013, 10:18 PM

I recently purchased a single orange ricoreda mushroom. I noticed that it has three mouths, 2 white and one bright green. it eats well through all of them. does this mean it will be splitting into three seperate polyps soon or is this just some bizzare mutation? Do I need to feed each mouth while it is a single polyp, or will just one mouth feed the whole thing?
During feeding time, if one mouth devours its food first, it will stretch over and steal from the others. very interesting to watch.

Thanks for any input!

wii64brawl · 06/02/2013, 11:05 AM

That's normal. I believe the R. florida can have multiple mouthes, while R. yuma can only have one.

06/01/2013, 10:18 PM	#1
squishifishi Hopelesly Addicted Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 972	ricordea with 3 mouths? I recently purchased a single orange ricoreda mushroom. I noticed that it has three mouths, 2 white and one bright green. it eats well through all of them. does this mean it will be splitting into three seperate polyps soon or is this just some bizzare mutation? Do I need to feed each mouth while it is a single polyp, or will just one mouth feed the whole thing? During feeding time, if one mouth devours its food first, it will stretch over and steal from the others. very interesting to watch. Thanks for any input! __________________ ><(((((°>squishifishi! if I say anything stupid...blame autocorrect ;) I love my pico! Come see for yourself, check it out! just search for "pictures at last" in the nano forums:) Current Tank Info: 2.5g pico reef: 5-15hob filter, 10w led light,Stock;neon goby,Pom Pom crab,hermits, astrea, margarita, nassarius, micro brittles, shrooms,palys, xenia, galaxea, zoas,ricordea, litho,chalice,leather,pocci,.WISH LIST:sexy shrimp

06/02/2013, 11:05 AM	#2
wii64brawl Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 364	That's normal. I believe the R. florida can have multiple mouthes, while R. yuma can only have one.