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	Elephant`s Ear Mushrooms - Discosoma or Rhodactis species
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Main Features Elephant`s Ear Mushrooms - Discosoma speciesAlso known as: Disc Anemones, Flower Corals, Mushroom Anemones Color: The Elephant`s Ear Mushrooms has a brown, green, tan color. Type of hard coral: Polyp Diet: Mostly photosynthetic. May accept meaty bits and microplanktons. Feeding: It likes to eat Mostly photosynthetic, may accept meaty bits, phytoplankton and microplankton.. Behavior: The Discosoma species is generally semi-aggressive toward other tankmates. Care: Many consider the Discosoma species a low-maintenance specimen. Not venomous. Lighting: Has low lighting needs.Symbiotic algae zooxanthellae are hosted within this organism. Water flow: The Disc Anemones, Flower Corals, Mushroom Anemones requires low water flow. General notes: Mushroom Coral Fragments can be taken to be separately grown. Allow room to expand. Mushroom corals are either the hardiest group of cnidarians or close runners-up. They can be easily maintained in "standard" or reef-type marine aquaria, are hardy, undemanding, very good choices for beginning to advanced hobbyists. All they ask for is iodine supplementation without too much light or strong current. Water parameters: Keep water quality high (SG 1.023 - 1.025, pH 8.1 - 8.4, Temp. 72 - 78° F). Origin: The Elephant`s Ear Mushrooms is commonly collected from Indonesia. Specifications: Due to variations in growth of Corals from variations in depth, environment, flow, etc. it is impossible to pinpoint exact sizes. These sizes are very approximate and will not apply in all situations. If you have any questions regarding size please contact your MarineDepotLive.com Customer Service Technician. SMALL is generally around 3 - 4 polyps on a rock smaller than a baseball, MEDIUM is generally 4 - 6 polyps on a rock smaller than a softball and LARGE is generally 6 - 10 polyps on a rock larger than a softball. Note: Due to variations among each species, livestock may not look identical to the image provided. Expect diversity since each animal is unique in color, texture and shape.