Species Name: Rhodactis mussoides

Authority: (Saville-Kent, 1893)

Common Name: Elephant Ear Mushroom, Hairy Mushroom

Range: Tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean

Natural Environment: These common photosynthetic soft corals are usually found on reef slopes, bays, lagoons, boat channels and in shallows and backwaters where turbid and more nutrient-rich waters collect. Their colors are various shades of green and/or brown depending upon their area of collection.

General Husbandry: Those in this genus are extremely easy to maintain as low to moderate light and water current, with a somewhat nutrient rich environment helping to keep them healthy and happy. This particular species is usually an olive green with a white or pink central oral area. ... For the rest of this information, which was included in a short article for TFH and printed in their July 2009 issue, Click Here