Ricordea pink

[Waldek M.]

The photo shows two varieties of *Ricordea* mushrooms. I started with one specimen of each variety; they grew side by side, reaching a diameter of about 10 centimeters. After a few weeks, both began to divide. The one marked "3" split into several smaller individuals, while the one marked "1" has been—and continues to be—producing new, smaller ones, as shown in the area marked "2" Some of these are already 7–8 centimeters across, while the smallest are less than half a centimeter. The parent mushroom was large and intensely pink, but now its color is very faded—almost "washed out"—and it has shrunk to a diameter of about 4 centimeters; yet, it keeps producing offspring, a process that has been going on for several months now. Do you experience this as well? Is this a normal occurrence? My phone takes poor-quality photos under blue lighting—it fails to capture the true colors and even adds some strange shadows.

 

[Baldyreef]

it seems like the parent shroom could be bleaching but still dropping babies is very interesting to me, any swings or changes in the tank that could have caused it?

Oto tłumaczenie z angielskiego na polski: To bardzo ciekawe, że grzyb macierzysty wydaje się bieleć, ale wciąż wypuszcza młode. Czy w akwarium miały miejsce jakieś wahania parametrów lub zmiany, które mogły to spowodować?

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[Waldek M.]

My camera distorts the colors; the little ones that emerge are actually neon green and only turn pink later on. The parameters are stable, and everything is growing and doing well.

 

[Baldyreef]

My camera distorts the colors; the little ones that emerge are actually neon green and only turn pink later on. The parameters are stable, and everything is growing and doing well.

could it possibly have been stung by something?

 

[Waldek M.]

In the photo, I have marked the intermediate forms, and below you can see the newborns. There are quite a few of them.

 

[Baldyreef]

its interesting to me how its still dropping healthy babies and yet is shrunken itself, maybe it could just take some time to get back to normal

 

[Waldek M.]

could it possibly have been stung by something?

What are you thinking about? And this has been going on for a long time now

 

[Waldek M.]

its interesting to me how its still dropping healthy babies and yet is shrunken itself, maybe it could just take some time to get back to normal

It doesn’t bother me, but I’m also curious why this happens

 

[Baldyreef]

What are you thinking about? And this has been going on for a long time now

I was just thinking about generic coral warfare but thats not characteristic of it happening for a while, how long has it been going on?

 

[Waldek M.]

I was just thinking about generic coral warfare but thats not characteristic of it happening for a while, how long has it been going on?

It takes about two, maybe three months. I read somewhere that sexual reproduction is possible—though very rare, and practically unheard of in aquariums. I’d have to get pretty lucky, though.