Ball Nem or baby ricordea?

[prodbot7]

If that’s a FL Ric then it’s def something else… they spawn by creating a second mouth and eventually splitting… my Yuma rics make pups although they are usually much closer to the mother than this is…. Could it be a Ric that got dislodged, atrophied and then was blown to sandbed? I’ve had that happen and they resurface smaller and semi translucent until they recover.

 

[EricR]

As far as my mushroom intelligence delves into other species besides discosoma, ive never looked into how ricordea FL. Reproduces.

Based on my massive experience (((just kidding))) with 2, now 3.5, mine seem to:
Develop additional mouth(s), start to bunch up in the middle, then slOOOwly start spreading out to split apart.

 

[pulpfiction]

If that’s a FL Ric then it’s def something else… they spawn by creating a second mouth and eventually splitting… my Yuma rics make pups although they are usually much closer to the mother than this is

Yeah. Probably a ball anemone. I found this page. It looks just like this except it's not that orange.

Tidal Gardens - Psuedocorynactis Coral Care

Believe it or not Pseudocorynactis is actually a type of mushroom. Although a common name for this corallimorph is an orange ball anemone, the Pseudocorynactis isn’t actually an anemone at all.

www.tidalgardens.com

 

[sfin52]

Good news rodi didn't overflow

They just started getting color. Some of these are smaller than a dime. They do start out almost clear and I can see how it could be confused as a ball or something else.

 

[sfin52]

Based on my massive experience (((just kidding))) with 2, now 3.5, mine seem to:
Develop additional mouth(s), start to bunch up in the middle, then slOOOwly start spreading out to split apart.

My yummas drop babies. Never seen them split

 

[sfin52]

This guy is super small. Prob just a little bigger than yours. Just got its color with in the last week. It resembles yours. I usually see balls in darker area of tanks. Your looks to be in a brighter area. I also believe balls prefer rocks. I'm not convinced its a all. I say hold it for a bit ans than decide.

 

[pulpfiction]

Good news rodi didn't overflow

They just started getting color. Some of these are smaller than a dime. They do start out almost clear and I can see how it could be confused as a ball or something else.

phew! Those look like small yumas to me. They're more bubbly.

 

[Saltyreef]

My yummas drop babies. Never seen them split

We are talking about 2 different species though.

Ive noticed the same with ricordea yuma.

 

[EricR]

My yummas drop babies. Never seen them split

Interesting. I only have ricordea florida, no yumas.

 

[sfin52]

We are talking about 2 different species though.

Ive noticed the same with ricordea yuma.

Ya but in the same family should have cross over traits

 

[sfin52]

phew! Those look like small yumas to me. They're more bubbly.

Ya they do now should see them when they are almost white.

 

[Saltyreef]

Ya but in the same family should have cross over traits

Some traits but not all. Reproductive traits between species seem to differ from reports.

 

[anthonymckay]

That little frag doesn't look like a ball or mojo

I didn't think so either, which is why I glued it to a frag plug. But you know how the reefing community is, you post a question about something and get 10 different answers/opinions. Luckily in my case it turned out to be a torch

 

[Saltyreef]

Based on my massive experience (((just kidding))) with 2, now 3.5, mine seem to:
Develop additional mouth(s), start to bunch up in the middle, then slOOOwly start spreading out to split apart.

I dont think i kept any long enough to see this, sadly. Thank you for that awesome piece of information.

 

[sfin52]

I didn't think I got a pic of a new baby but I did. Here you go. You can see how translucent it is. It will take a couple of week but should gain color.