Ricordea Yumas .....

[Chris]

This then is normal

[weileong]

yes yes this "normal" orange types. But yours polyps kinda big already not so normal

[dandelion76]

I have a similar orange one too... Got it from a reefer recently, gig big polyp..

Post it tomorrow...

[weileong]

my normal one at the upper left side

Can't find a delicated photo for it so used this one.

[aha8]

Is this a yuma too? wat type?

[Jimng]

Is this a yuma too? wat type?

That's a "Ricordea Yuma" from the Pacific Ocean -

The other type from the Carribean Ocean are the "Ricordea Florida" -

[Chris]

We usually call them the "normal" type.

[Dispar_Anthias]

more gems pls... guys dun be shy... show them off

[Jimng]

Here's one of recent acqusition....

I really hope there are some findings on the reason for Rics to sometimes just behave stressed and melt away - what to do if that happens - and the percentage chance of saving them.....tis just so sad if beautiful shrooms gets waste away.......slowly........

[blueheaven]

Rics waste away sometimes because the reefers do not provide them with the necessary conditions to grow and thrive. Rics require much more lighting than other mushies and I sometimes see people placing them in shaded areas

But with propagation, we can ensure that nice strains are retained and distributed.

[Terryz_]

Jimng.. Yours is super chio...

[lightningstrike]

Rics waste away sometimes because the reefers do not provide them with the necessary conditions to grow and thrive. Rics require much more lighting than other mushies and I sometimes see people placing them in shaded areas

But with propagation, we can ensure that nice strains are retained and distributed.

but the lights shld not be 2 strong. esp under MH. rics need proper acclimatization to lights b4 moving them to the location u desire.

[blueheaven]

Yes, another factor would be acclimatization

Some people just throw the rics into the tank and blast away with MH

[Terryz_]

Agree with lightningstrike... They will bleach if you put them under strong light immediately...

[blueheaven]

What I ment stronger lighting is compared to normal discosomas or rhodactis

Of course MH can be used but the specimen must be placed far away from it

[Jimng]

Rics waste away sometimes because the reefers do not provide them with the necessary conditions to grow and thrive. Rics require much more lighting than other mushies and I sometimes see people placing them in shaded areas

But with propagation, we can ensure that nice strains are retained and distributed.

Sometimes i just wonder .....there are folks that find them growing like weeds and call them nuisance whereas some experience the rare ones as extremely difficult to propagate......

here's another one of my yuma in memory .......there are 3 of these on the branch rock and all 3 wasted away one after another, the rest of the yumas in my tank are thriving then........

later i found a "FIREWORM" - really red one digging in and out of the rock branch.....that worm died a terrible death........

[tineng]

That's a "Ricordea Yuma" from the Pacific Ocean -

The other type from the Carribean Ocean are the "Ricordea Florida" -

how do you tell the different between them....me not a mushroom guy although i suspect i have yuma somewhere melting in my tank......use to be darn cheap...

[blueheaven]

Ricordia Florida has no bumbs on the mouth

Ricordia Yuma has bumbs up to the mouth

[Jimng]

Jimng.. Yours is super chio...

Thanks for the kind compliments bro......whenever i see them in lfs......i get impulsive ......they are such a rare find......

[lightningstrike]

how do you tell the different between them....me not a mushroom guy although i suspect i have yuma somewhere melting in my tank......use to be darn cheap...

an abstract from this month's reefkeeping online magazine.

There are two widely recognized species of Ricordea, R. florida from the Atlantic and Caribbean, and R. yuma from the Indo-Pacific region. Both are very popular in the aquarium trade. Ricordea yuma is readily distinguished from R. florida by the fact that the former has pseudotentacles on the ###### cone, while the latter does not. Also, R. florida often has numerous mouths and elongated irregular polyps, while R. yuma is usually circular, with one mouth. All are spectacular due to the grape-like tentacles on their ###### disc, but some especially prized specimens have brilliant fluorescent proteins in shades of orange, red, pink, blue, and green.

the original article on Corallimorpharia can be found here.

happy reading.

[tineng]

an abstract from this month's reefkeeping online magazine.

There are two widely recognized species of Ricordea, R. florida from the Atlantic and Caribbean, and R. yuma from the Indo-Pacific region. Both are very popular in the aquarium trade. Ricordea yuma is readily distinguished from R. florida by the fact that the former has pseudotentacles on the ###### cone, while the latter does not. Also, R. florida often has numerous mouths and elongated irregular polyps, while R. yuma is usually circular, with one mouth. All are spectacular due to the grape-like tentacles on their ###### disc, but some especially prized specimens have brilliant fluorescent proteins in shades of orange, red, pink, blue, and green.

the original article on Corallimorpharia can be found here.

happy reading.

i can understand the many mouth part....but what is "pseudotentacles on the ###### cone"

[Jimng]

i can understand the many mouth part....but what is "pseudotentacles on the ###### cone"

I believe it's a different way of saying bumps on the mouth.....

[blueheaven]

Yup thats right

[ASH]

Hi heres 2 pics of my Cheapo Mushies/Yuma tank which converted from FOWLR...

[ASH]

heres another