Ricordea Propagation

[Mole]

Ok, I'm pretty sure this belongs here. The questions I have are;

I have a ricordea I got a while ago on some rubble which has gone from about 1 1/2" diameter w/ 2 mouths to 2" x 3" with 4 mouths. Do these things ever just drop off and or attach to anything? right now the new growth is just sorta floating around while the original rubble is glued to live rock. IF they need "help" splitting off from the parent, they should heal up with little to no issues. no? or do I just wait?

 

[ritter6788]

Sounds like they don't have anything to attach to. They split and reproduce but they need a surface to attach to like live rock. You can cut them apart and under good conditions should heal.

 

[Mole]

Thanks. You mean just like doing zoas correct? find the foot and glue it after separation? Here's what they're looking like right now.

 

[reid429]

No you cut clean across the mouth down the middle of it and place in some rubble rock to heal with low flow

 

[shse666]

Never had any luck gluing a ric. They just secret new mucus and float off Mostly at night when you don't notice.
I would confine any new frags in a breeder box until they attach to some rubble hen glue the rubble down.

 

[Bayoureef]

If the ricordea has only one mouth then you cut through the mouth. If there is more than one mouth then cut between the mouths so that there is at least one mouth per new piece. I let the new pieces attach to live sand and glue the live sand to the rock I want them to stay on. There are lots of good treads and videos out there documenting other people doing it.

 

[saltwaterclown]

If its attached securely, put it in med flow, so as to expose the foot. Then cut around the foot. I usually try and make the foot squarish. Just cut the the round out. That way it doesn't come unglued. It doesn't happen overnight, but every sliver will become a ricordia and creep from under the mother. I got seven one time and the mom just got bigger;)good luck