Ricordea - Think it will survive?

Smarkow · Nov 28, 2019

Was mounting frags from the rack to rockwork and accidentally tore my ricordea through the oral disc. The mesentery flopped out. It was only torn in one side from mouth to edge, not a complete division/halving. Will take pictures and see if it survives. Any guesses or experience with this?

Fresh tear yesterday

Few hours later

When I get home from work will try to take another in morning

The cats wrasse · Nov 28, 2019

Smarkow said:
Was mounting frags from the rack to rockwork and accidentally tore my ricordea through the oral disc. The mesentery flopped out. It was only torn in one side from mouth to edge, not a complete division/halving. Will take pictures and see if it survives. Any guesses or experience with this?

Fresh tear yesterday

Few hours later

When I get home from work will try to take another in morning

I couldnt say anything will be ok even healthy coral but if I had to guess I'd say your fine I've heard stories of people putting mushrooms in blenders and pouring it into a tank to grow

Smarkow · Nov 28, 2019

The cats wrasse said:
I couldnt say anything will be ok even healthy coral but if I had to guess I'd say your fine I've heard stories of people putting mushrooms in blenders and pouring it into a tank to grow

What!?!? That’s nuts hahaha... did it work

MERKEY · Nov 28, 2019

They are tough! It looks like yours will make it and split apart the rest of the way

Wolf89 · Nov 28, 2019

The cats wrasse said:
I couldnt say anything will be ok even healthy coral but if I had to guess I'd say your fine I've heard stories of people putting mushrooms in blenders and pouring it into a tank to grow

Wait what? That's crazy! I would love to know the outcome of any of these experiments. If I had any loose shrooms I'd try that

El_Guapo13 · Nov 28, 2019

Following to see what happens...also to see if anyone posts results of the blender thing, if that is actually a real thing that people have done and not just a silly rumor.

I actually just had my ricordea dissolve, or dislodge from its spot. Not really sure. I woke up yesterday morning, and where there once was a tiny ricordea, there was now an empty frag. I had it since February, but it just never really took. It started to shrink, but I was afraid to move it from where it was because anytime previously that I had put a ricordea in an either higher or more exposed (to the flow) spot, they would immediately dislodge themselves, and I would find their reamains in my fliter. I am not sure if that is where the one I just lost wound up, but so far I can't find it anywhere.

John3 · Nov 28, 2019

It will likely survive. Finish the cut and it will heal faster. The 2 sides will pull together and make it round again.

Smarkow · Nov 28, 2019

MERKEY said:
They are tough! It looks like yours will make it and split apart the rest of the way

Thanks for the optimism. Really love it’s color and have another from when it split once before.. but 3 > 1 backup hahaha

Smarkow · Nov 28, 2019

John3 said:
It will likely survive. Finish the cut and it will heal faster. The 2 sides will pull together and make it round again.

Think I should finish the cut even though it will be like 48h later by the time I get to it? I have scalpels from work so the cut will at least be clean. Trying to move it really tore it more than anything else

Smarkow · Nov 28, 2019

El_Guapo13 said:
Following to see what happens...also to see if anyone posts results of the blender thing, if that is actually a real thing that people have done and not just a silly rumor.

I actually just had my ricordea dissolve, or dislodge from its spot. Not really sure. I woke up yesterday morning, and where there once was a tiny ricordea, there was now an empty frag. I had it since February, but it just never really took. It started to shrink, but I was afraid to move it from where it was because anytime previously that I had put a ricordea in an either higher or more exposed (to the flow) spot, they would immediately dislodge themselves, and I would find their reamains in my fliter. I am not sure if that is where the one I just lost wound up, but so far I can't find it anywhere.

Yeah would bet my wife’s cat’s life that the blender thing is a joke

For me the dissolve away thing really describes sebae anemones. That’s I think the only invert I have had consistent failures with.. Never any issues with RBTA or condy’s. I will say shrooms of all types in my tank seem to need a settling period not unlike sps prior to really thriving. Softies and LPS seem to settle right in on the other hand.

DSC reef · Nov 29, 2019

The blender is not a joke, many people did that with mushrooms and they survived. Think chopping, not liquify. Your mushroom looks like it will recover. Mushrooms can grow from a very small piece of tissue left behind.

Smarkow · Nov 29, 2019

DSC reef said:
The blender is not a joke, many people did that with mushrooms and they survived. Think chopping, not liquify. Your mushroom looks like it will recover. Mushrooms can grow from a very small piece of tissue left behind.

Cool well maybe once it recovers I will do the chopping experiment with one of the pieces!

John3 · Nov 29, 2019

Smarkow said:
Think I should finish the cut even though it will be like 48h later by the time I get to it? I have scalpels from work so the cut will at least be clean. Trying to move it really tore it more than anything else

It will not likely heal back up into one shroom. It’s going to slowly tear itself apart any at this point. What happened hear is not too different from how they naturally split themselves. I just had one do this.

Smarkow · Nov 29, 2019

John3 said:
It will not likely heal back up into one shroom. It’s going to slowly tear itself apart any at this point. What happened hear is not too different from how they naturally split themselves. I just had one do this.

Those colors are awesome! “Christmas tree shroom” has a nice ring to it!

Smarkow · Nov 29, 2019

So as promised here is an updated pic at 12h. Still on the fence about finishing the cut vs letting nature take its course.

thoughts?

MERKEY · Nov 29, 2019

Looks like its definitely survived

Now it really is up to you if you want to cut it the rest of the way or not. Either way it looks like it will live!!

MixedFruitBasket · Nov 29, 2019

Personally I'd let nature take its course.

kichimark · Nov 30, 2019

Man, the same thing happened to a yuma that I received from a fellow reefer. When he was trying to cut some of the rock off the base from the foot, his tool slipped and shredded the foot and tore a piece of the skirt. A week later and it is healing up fine. Glad to see yours is doing great as well.

Smarkow · Nov 30, 2019

MERKEY said:
Looks like its definitely survived

Now it really is up to you if you want to cut it the rest of the way or not. Either way it looks like it will live!!

Not counting my eggs yet!

Smarkow · Nov 30, 2019

MixedFruitBasket said:
Personally I'd let nature take its course.

Yep that’s ultimately what I decided to do. I may try to frag a different variety I have a few of for practice and to spread the orange color! I’ll post pics if I do

kichimark said:
Man, the same thing happened to a yuma that I received from a fellow reefer. When he was trying to cut some of the rock off the base from the foot, his tool slipped and shredded the foot and tore a piece of the skirt. A week later and it is healing up fine. Glad to see yours is doing great as well.

knock on wood.. I was just taking the frag off the rack and the foot had stuck to the rack. It tore with almost no resistance.