Bounce Yuma

Motorcityreefs · Jun 19, 2016

Has anyone ever seen a brightly orange bounce Yuma before I've gotten a Yuma a while back and it started developing these big bulbous tentacles similar to the bounce mushroom

Sabellafella · Jun 20, 2016

Looks sweet, could you get a better photo?

FL_Reefer · Jun 20, 2016

Ya I have saw these before, I believe some come from Caribbean waters if I'm not mistaken . I know they can go for a pretty penny too. Would also like to see a better pic too

Motorcityreefs · Jun 20, 2016

This is about the best pic I can get with my phone

Motorcityreefs · Jun 20, 2016

Sorry trying to get this thing to upload the image

Motorcityreefs · Jun 20, 2016

All the babies that have come off this Yuma look the same

Sabellafella · Jun 20, 2016

Motorcityreefs said:
Sorry trying to get this thing to upload the image

Yup deffinitly a yuma, pretty sweet. I have a couple of yumas that will do this time to time not sure why but its pretty neat

crazyboi48 · Jul 2, 2016

I have one also and have been this way since a baby.. Have a few babies also just not sure on price or rarity. This is the first time I've seen another. My mother is almost 3".. I sold another 2 before to friends... I bought as a rainbow yuma from an importer

hyprc · Apr 27, 2019

My humble apologies for bringing back an ancient thread but, I recently found some of these at a local frag swap for $500 a piece bounced up. $300 with the 'potential' to bounce. Granted, Indo has been closed for a while, is this really what demand has driven corals like this to? Just thought I'd bring it back since they're back on the scene, at least locally.

rcsbcoyote · Apr 27, 2019

Epic!!

rcsbcoyote · Apr 28, 2019

hyprc said:
My humble apologies for bringing back an ancient thread but, I recently found some of these at a local frag swap for $500 a piece bounced up. $300 with the 'potential' to bounce. Granted, Indo has been closed for a while, is this really what demand has driven corals like this to? Just thought I'd bring it back since they're back on the scene, at least locally.

Local frag swap you say?

hyprc · Apr 29, 2019

rcsbcoyote said:
Local frag swap you say?

Yes and they seemed to be getting a fair amount of interest. The ones for sale hadn't bounced up yet and were selling for $300

AquaLifeStudio · Apr 29, 2019

I was going to start my own thread but figured I could piggyback here.

I believe this started out as a seemingly regular Yuma when I first got it a few years ago but it has taken on the inflated bounce look, I've got a few of these too. What do you folks think? A hot pink bounce muchroom?

AquaLifeStudio · Apr 29, 2019

The first image is the one of the first (and eldest "child" in my tank that has begun to have the bounce appearance. It sits in the middle 3rd of the tank in a higher flow area under Radion G4 Pros. It originally split off from the "mother" (2nd image) which now sits in the lower third of the tank and has split multiple times and has produced atleast 8 more babies.

They all have a lot pink with purple undertones as they mature but start off a dull purple after birth.

A rogue peppermint shrimp nibbled a bit too much as a really nice euphylia. That peppermint shrimp is no more.

hyprc · Apr 30, 2019

It was interesting to see it for sale from a high end coral vendor especially unbounced. I haven't seen them around for about 3 years now until a few days ago.

Exotic Coral Collection · May 9, 2019

Watch shrimp with any soft coral you feed. I have had cleaner shrimp rip my corals to pieces to get food I feed them.

hyprc · May 9, 2019

Exotic Coral Collection said:
Watch shrimp with any soft coral you feed. I have had cleaner shrimp rip my corals to pieces to get food I feed them.

Had a cleaner shrimp for over a year and while aggressive, never damaged coral while trying to get his greedy self some extra food lol. Now have a coral banded and he doesn't bother corals in the least.

Exotic Coral Collection · May 11, 2019

My cleaner shrimp ripped my dendro to pieces trying to steal shrimp out of it’s mouth. Killed it in the process. I just don’t trust cleaner shrimp with most soft corals anymore. I put him in with anemone and he steals from them also. I have to feed him first, then he is less aggressive.

Exotic Coral Collection · May 11, 2019

I have a fire shrimp and peppermint shrimp and no issues. Cleaner shrimp are just really aggressive, especially if hungry.

hyprc · May 15, 2019

Exotic Coral Collection said:
I have a fire shrimp and peppermint shrimp and no issues. Cleaner shrimp are just really aggressive, especially if hungry.

Yah they are aggressive and active eaters (I've always found it strange how shrimp LOVE to eat other kinds of (smaller) shrimp). I have a coral banded shrimp now and while he does pick at certain corals from time to time, it's like once a month and he's not aggressive about it. He just sticks to his cave for the most part