Why is my ricordea losing its bubbles?

[Just John]

This ricordea just finished splitting and both sides now have patches where bubbles are missing. I've never had that happen when ricordea split in the past. What's wrong?

 

[Arthacker87]

Same happened to me and it never bounced back I was at a loss also. Maybe not enough nutrients but I couldn't figure it out

 

[Just John]

@Kristopher Conlin have you had this happen before?

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

@Kristopher Conlin have you had this happen before?

I have not. Every time I have had them split I end up with two half sized mini copies of the original.

 

[Just John]

I have not. Every time I have had them split I end up with two half sized mini copies of the original.

Thanks for responding and for the pictures! I guess I'll have to wait and see what happens.

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

Thanks for responding and for the pictures! I guess I'll have to wait and see what happens.

Of course! Take some pictures and update us if anything changes! Hopefully they heal up nice. What are your nitrates at? And do you ever feed them?

 

[LRT]

The scar tissue from the split should eventually heal and bubbles grow back. Ive had some take a cpl months to fully heal. Ive had some shrooms take a year to fully split. Ive also lost both splits after a split.

 

[Just John]

Of course! Take some pictures and update us if anything changes! Hopefully they heal up nice. What are your nitrates at? And do you ever feed them?

The places where the bubbles are missing are not where it split. They are on the opposite side on each one. I need to measure the nitrates, but I had not thought about the feeding. I had been spot feeding the corals about 3 times a week, but I started to get an explosion of tunicates, so I stopped feeding 3 weeks ago. Maybe that has something to do with it. I think all the tunicates are gone, so I will start feeding them again today.

 

[Kristopher Conlin]

The places where the bubbles are missing are not where it split. They are on the opposite side on each one. I need to measure the nitrates, but I had not thought about the feeding. I had been spot feeding the corals about 3 times a week, but I started to get an explosion of tunicates, so I stopped feeding 3 weeks ago. Maybe that has something to do with it. I think all the tunicates are gone, so I will start feeding them again today.

I usually feed mine reef roids. I target feed each one a light dusting and they love it. If you can get a coral to eat it usually helps them heal faster. Maybe it will help it get its bubbles back faster too.