During the summer the sun is more intense and the water of the ocean is considerably warmer and clearer as it is in winter. At this time, the color of the polyps extremely changes. Especially, colors like orange in the most different shapings and combinations can be observed. However, the situation is nearly vice-versa in the winter and colors like blue and green originate – comparable to the colors of the ocean at this time of the year, in which the water is less clear and the sun shines shorter and less intense. In the time between, the colors of the Ricordeas turn out very differently. During this period of time, one can find beside the most different singles-colors many so-called multi-color Ricordeas partially reflecting the whole range of different colors.