Azurels Ricordea Valley

roshi719 · Aug 17, 2009

Looks good man. I'll have to hit you up when it is time to expand my color collection of Floridas!!

jok312 · Aug 17, 2009

dang look at that huge bowl in there.. you could probably cook outta that thing

Azurel · Aug 17, 2009

Blackhawk Fan said:
Very cool rics. Not to go OT, but how long have you had the elegance?

About 8 months or so it was labled from the wholesaler as an aquacultured elegance. Not sure about that but it is extreamly healthy and has eaten a Flame wrasse and some snails, hemits. When I bought it it was about the size of a baseball now about a the size of a nerf football......

Azurel · Aug 17, 2009

jok312 said:
dang look at that huge bowl in there.. you could probably cook outta that thing

I got that on my honeymoon at a shop in Florida 6 years ago, it's about 12'' across and about 4'' deep.....I personally have never seen one that big and in perfect condtion like that....At some point I am going to have to sell it or donate it to Shedds or something.

tcat3rd · Aug 17, 2009

keep it up, the rics are looking great!

smallreefdave · Aug 22, 2009

Very nice looking tank and ricordea collection!

Palyanna · Aug 23, 2009

Love your Ricordea Valley! That red 'shroom is especially gorgeous. :bigsmile:

Azurel · Aug 23, 2009

Thanks Wendy, Reefdave, Tcat.

Palancar · Aug 23, 2009

I just showed your pictures to my wife and the only reaction I got was Ooo... and Ahhhh..... She is the ric lover in our family.

Azurel · Aug 23, 2009

Palancar said:
I just showed your pictures to my wife and the only reaction I got was Ooo... and Ahhhh..... She is the ric lover in our family.

Thanks.....I wish I had a better camera so the pics were a bit more crisp and vivid, Glad she like them.....

Azurel · Aug 23, 2009

Palyanna said:
Love your Ricordea Valley! That red 'shroom is especially gorgeous. :bigsmile:

I have been through many of them Ultra Red/Hot pink yumas and I think I have finally figured out the right steps to get them over the acclimation hump...They seem to be far more sensitive then the typical ricordea(Florida) and even more then regular yumas....

Cuda · Aug 28, 2009

What are the steps ? I had a purple yuma melt away

Azurel said:
I have been through many of them Ultra Red/Hot pink yumas and I think I have finally figured out the right steps to get them over the acclimation hump...They seem to be far more sensitive then the typical ricordea(Florida) and even more then regular yumas....

Azurel · Aug 28, 2009

First Temp acclimate, then I water acclimate over a long period of time 1 hr-2hr, then the most important is Photoacclimation. This is by far the hardest one for me in the past cause you really want to get them out in the open so they can be seen and show off their colors. I have lost many a yuma to not acclimating or pulling them out to soon into the light. I usually photoacclimate for about a month or so, I usually wait till they stretch for more light then I move them out a little bit at a time....So far(knock on wood) since I have stuck to this I have had 100% success.