A Reef 2 Reef Spotlight "Ricordeas/Yumas"

[dknuckles]

Here is my little island of Yumas..

Now that is a nice little island of happiness:sunny:

 

[fly guy]

Here isproof that rics dont need "dirty" water to thrive in.... sps dominated LNS.

Unless your definition of thrive means that they actually grow and reproduce........LOL

 

[Cuda]

I will have to try this.

:feel_good:

Everything you stated Racky is true and the survival rate is quite high with Florida ricordea not as high with yumas but there are those that have had great success with them as well. There is also gravity proagation....Where you get a full adult ric to attach to 2 pieces of rock rubble with one being bigger then the other. Hang the bigger one off an edge and have the small one wedged in the rock work. Over time the weight of the large rock rubble will pull on the tissue of the polyp and it will stretch. Then it will stretch to the point where it gets thin and breaks or you can then take a xacto knife and cut it with little or no stress what so ever. The cool part of that is when I did this with one of my pink Florida ricordea the mother polyp healed in about a day and was as big as it was before the fragging due to the stretching of the tissue. I have had 100% surviveability with this method......Hope that help a bit.....

 

[MrPhatstacks]

i need a macro lens ,great pics

 

[jarred1]

The trick to keeping yumas is to start them really low in the tank with very little light. Let them stay there for about a week and then start to move them into the light and every week move it higher until you have it where you want it. I have saved ones that were bleached by doing this.

 

[Joe Knows Reefs]

Here isproof that rics dont need "dirty" water to thrive in.... sps dominated LNS.

Unless your definition of thrive means that they actually grow and reproduce........LOL

Worst pics I've ever seen....or are they? I need a rag to wipe up the drool!

 

[M@!]

Great thread, I never knew how to tell the difference. I also have a blue florida ric with two mouths I think I will stretch and cut.