Purple Hairy Rhodactis Mushroom

Add a touch of color and texture to your saltwater aquarium with the Purple Hairy Rhodactis Mushroom. Easy to care for and visually stunning, it’s the perfect addition for any aquarist.

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The $10 Box & Handling Fee is charged per box, not per coral. It covers the insulated box, heat or ice packs and the time it takes to pack live coral safely. UPS Next Day Air is one flat livestock shipping charge per order, the carrier cost of getting it out of Key West alive. A box typically holds around five small frags, so adding compatible corals to the same shipment usually will not add another box fee or change the shipping charge. Larger colonies, species that cannot share water, or extreme weather can require a second box. Orders with $349 or more in qualifying livestock ship free.

Florida: $30 UPS Next Day Air livestock shipping. Qualifying Florida livestock orders under 6 lb ship UPS Next Day Air for a flat $30, plus the $10 Box & Handling Fee. Heavier or mixed shipments use our standard UPS Next Day Air rate. Orders with $349 or more in qualifying livestock ship free.

Livestock ships UPS Next Day Air on Tuesdays and Wednesdays so nothing sits in a facility over a weekend. We ship livestock within the continental U.S. only. We do not ship to Alaska or Hawaii.

In Key West? Visit our shop and take your purchase with you—no shipping required.

Before you buy, read our Mushroom coral care guide.

Description

Purple Hairy Rhodactis Mushroom is offered under the retail name shown in the product title.

This is a Rhodactis mushroom coral. Color and morph terms in the title are aquarium-trade descriptors, not a verified species identification unless a scientific name is explicitly included. Expansion, texture, and apparent color can shift with light, flow, nutrients, and photography.

Care Guide

Lighting: Use low-to-medium light around 50–120 PAR and acclimate gradually. Avoid moving a newly received mushroom directly into strong light.
Flow: Use low, gentle and indirect flow. The oral disc should not fold, peel from its attachment, or remain pinned in one direction.
Placement: Use shaded lower rockwork or a stable sandbed position. Leave room for expansion and potential spreading.
Feeding: Direct feeding is optional. If offered, use a very small meaty or planktonic portion and remove uneaten food.

Keep salinity and temperature stable, avoid abrupt light increases, and change one variable at a time. A newly shipped mushroom may remain contracted while it settles.

Shipping: Ships UPS Next Day Air from Key West. Current eligibility and delivery timing are shown at checkout.

CARE INFORMATION

Lighting	Low-to-medium — PAR 50–120; acclimate gradually
Flow	Low, gentle and indirect
Placement	Shaded lower rockwork or stable sandbed position
Feeding	Optional; very small meaty or planktonic portions
Water Parameters	Salinity 1.025–1.026 · Temperature 76–78°F · Alkalinity 8–9 dKH · Calcium 420–440 ppm · Magnesium 1300–1400 ppm

Shipping & Live Arrival Guarantee

UPS Next Day Air, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. We hold the box if the weather at either end puts the animals at risk. Florida livestock orders under 6 lb ship UPS Next Day Air at $30. Other continental-U.S. orders use the applicable UPS Next Day Air rate. Eligible livestock orders of $349 or more ship free. A $10 Box & Handling Fee applies per box, including on free-shipping orders. We do not ship to Alaska or Hawaii.
Live arrival guaranteed. Photograph the animal in the sealed, unopened bag and send it to us within 4 hours of the delivery scan.
Approved claims are resolved with a replacement or store credit. We do not issue cash refunds on livestock.
Coverage is for condition on arrival and ends at acclimation.

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