Candy Stripe Watermelon Mushroom. Live Aquaculture Coral

$34.95

Candy Stripe Watermelon Mushroom – Live Aquaculture Coral (Single Polyp ¾"–2")

Bring vibrant color and playful patterns to your reef with the Candy Stripe Watermelon Mushroom. This stunning aquacultured mushroom coral features a green mottled base with bold, candy-striped markings reminiscent of a watermelon’s natural pattern. Each polyp boasts bright, eye-catching lines that shimmer under actinic or blue-spectrum lighting, making it a striking addition to any reef tank.

Offered as a single polyp, ranging from ¾" to 2" in diameter, the Candy Stripe Watermelon Mushroom is perfectly suited for nano aquariums or as an accent in larger tanks. Its hardy and adaptable nature makes it ideal for both beginner and experienced aquarists, thriving in well-maintained marine environments.

Proudly aquacultured at coralSLover, this coral is sustainably grown and nurtured for optimal health, ensuring a vibrant, long-lasting addition to your reef. Its compact size, resilience, and unique patterning make the Candy Stripe Watermelon Mushroom a must-have coral for collectors seeking both beauty and sustainability.

Care & Placement

  • Lighting: Low to moderate; colors appear most vibrant under actinic or blue-spectrum lighting.

  • Flow: Low to moderate flow, allowing the polyp to expand fully without stress.

  • Placement: Can be placed on rockwork, substrate, or frag plugs; compact size makes it ideal for nano tanks or small spaces.

  • Feeding: Absorbs nutrients from the water and benefits from occasional supplemental feeding of small meaty foods or coral-specific nutrients to encourage growth and color vibrancy.

Candy Stripe Watermelon Mushroom – Live Aquaculture Coral (Single Polyp ¾"–2")

Bring vibrant color and playful patterns to your reef with the Candy Stripe Watermelon Mushroom. This stunning aquacultured mushroom coral features a green mottled base with bold, candy-striped markings reminiscent of a watermelon’s natural pattern. Each polyp boasts bright, eye-catching lines that shimmer under actinic or blue-spectrum lighting, making it a striking addition to any reef tank.

Offered as a single polyp, ranging from ¾" to 2" in diameter, the Candy Stripe Watermelon Mushroom is perfectly suited for nano aquariums or as an accent in larger tanks. Its hardy and adaptable nature makes it ideal for both beginner and experienced aquarists, thriving in well-maintained marine environments.

Proudly aquacultured at coralSLover, this coral is sustainably grown and nurtured for optimal health, ensuring a vibrant, long-lasting addition to your reef. Its compact size, resilience, and unique patterning make the Candy Stripe Watermelon Mushroom a must-have coral for collectors seeking both beauty and sustainability.

Care & Placement

  • Lighting: Low to moderate; colors appear most vibrant under actinic or blue-spectrum lighting.

  • Flow: Low to moderate flow, allowing the polyp to expand fully without stress.

  • Placement: Can be placed on rockwork, substrate, or frag plugs; compact size makes it ideal for nano tanks or small spaces.

  • Feeding: Absorbs nutrients from the water and benefits from occasional supplemental feeding of small meaty foods or coral-specific nutrients to encourage growth and color vibrancy.

Lighting: Low to moderate lighting is ideal. Mushrooms often display their best colors under lower light conditions and can bleach if exposed to intense lighting too quickly. Gradual acclimation is recommended.

Flow: Low to moderate, indirect flow keeps the surface clean without lifting or damaging the soft tissue. Too much flow can cause mushrooms to detach and drift.

Placement: Best placed on lower rockwork or the substrate, away from high-flow zones. They can spread across rocks over time, making them excellent for filling in open spaces.

Water Quality: Stable, clean water with moderate nutrient levels promotes healthy growth. Mushrooms are generally hardy and tolerant but still benefit from stable parameters.

Feeding: Primarily photosynthetic, though occasional feeding of fine particulate or dissolved foods can boost growth and coloration.

Difficulty: Very beginner friendly — among the hardiest corals, ideal for new reef keepers or low-maintenance systems.

Sustainability: Aquacultured — responsibly grown for long-term aquarium success.

Disclaimer:
Corals on the pictures are not WYSIWYG, photos was made under different lighting (blue or white lights) and in different tank (our show of frag tanks). You will get coral size as described, shape and color could be slightly off due to shipping stress.
After shipping stress soft corals (Mushrooms, Cloves, all types of  Leathers) always will  look shrink and colorless, won't look as on photos. For them to recover and adjust to new environments they will need 3-7 days in low lights and flow. Specially for mushroom we recommend to keep they under 100PAR and less.