Ricordea question!

[ChadC]

Hi

i picked up a Frag form my local fish guy, think it's a Florida ricordea... I've got it about 3 days, could you tell me how long it takes to open up and does it look healthy?

 

[bklynreef123]

It looks to be doing ok.. I wouldn't consider it to be really closed up. Was it much more open in the tank when you purchased it?

 

[Diesel]

Looks good to me.
By time it will open up some more but it's doing great.

 

[Tab28]

It is a ricordea. No bubbles on mouth tube means it is a Florida. It may get a bit more opened. It depends on your light and flow. It looks fine though. Florida ricordea looks best after it starts to multiply. Each new polyp will clump together and make a beautiful looking piece. The larger the colony the more impressive it will look.

 

[ChadC]

It looks to be doing ok.. I wouldn't consider it to be really closed up. Was it much more open in the tank when you purchased it?

It was a bit more opened up yes! but not too much

 

[ChadC]

It is a ricordea. No bubbles on mouth tube means it is a Florida. It may get a bit more opened. It depends on your light and flow. It looks fine though. Florida ricordea looks best after it starts to multiply. Each new polyp will clump together and make a beautiful looking piece. The larger the colony the more impressive it will look.

what is the growth rate like? Or would it be easier to multiply by propagating?

 

[Humblefish]

what is the growth rate like? Or would it be easier to multiply by propagating?

It will eventually split into 2 heads, 4 heads, etc. Put some rubble rock all around it and the new heads will move onto that. A new head will also sometimes break off, tumble around the tank and attach itself to another rock. Many soft corals do this.

 

[ChadC]

It will eventually split into 2 heads, 4 heads, etc. Put some rubble rock all around it and the new heads will move onto that. A new head will also sometimes break off, tumble around the tank and attach itself to another rock. Many soft corals do this.

thank you, the rock it's on is kind of small it's actually bigger than the rock if it opens all the way... would this cause it not to multiply? or open fully?

 

[reeferfoxx]

thank you, the rock it's on is kind of small it's actually bigger than the rock if it opens all the way... would this cause it not to multiply? or open fully?

It took my ric's maybe a full week or so to feel fully comfortable enough to stretch open all the way.

 

[Robink]

This started as one.

 

[Robink]

Mine was on a small frag plug the rest are on the sand.

 

[ChadC]

This started as one.

o nice, how long as that been growing? and following my question is the size of the it's on makes a difference, the rock mine came on is very small

 

[ChadC]

Mine was on a small frag plug the rest are on the sand.

ok great thank you

 

[Robink]

o nice, how long as that been growing? and following my question is the size of the it's on makes a difference, the rock mine came on is very small

I think it's about 1 year, maybe a little less.
The first one came in on a plug and then just started splitting till what you see now.