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Is this a ricordea or a variation of one? I have been in the hobby for a long time however I have never seen a ric this large. The clam is 6" or so for size reference and it expands larger than in the pic.

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Haha it is a big one. The only reason I bought it was due to its size. In low light it gets massive. I tried finding ones as big on the Web but no luck. I could be searching for the wrong thing though.
 
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Any particular reason for its size? Maybe just a larger variety or genetics? It seems the baby under it will be large too. Thank you for the ID aswell.
 

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R. yuma can actually get pretty large and are fairly long lived. I have 2 orange yumas that are 4 years in the same spot no babies barely any growth, they can be odd but I love this species ( let's face it I say that about most corals) so this one is likely older. or you have it under dimmer lighting and it's expanding quite a bit but that would still mean it's large. Sorry for such a long reply.
 

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I have an Orange Yuma that's @3"+. I should say many, it just keeps on kicking babies out and I have them all over my tank.o_O
 

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