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Blue / Green Ricordea
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Ricordia is a reef curiosity-- a corallimorph, it is a solitary, mushroom-like soft coral. Individuals form compact colonies over reef rock which resemble some hard corals. The mushrooms range in color from brown to green...
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Great choice for new tanks!
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Excellent beginning coral. Insane variety of color morphs available. Very forgiving of tank conditions. Will easily split on its own or can easily be fragged for propagation. Is not aggressive and can be kept in close proximity to other corals. Consideration should be taken when purchasing as to whether the ric is attached to rock or ruble. If not attached some extra work will be required to attach them to rock or rubble as the ric itself cannot be glued in place.
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| Liked about it |
Color Morphs.
Hardy.
Easily propagated for trade or selling.
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| Didn't like |
Extra work and patience needed before display in tank if they are not attached to rock/ruble.
Can sometimes decide to float off and move.
Easily lost in live rock if they do decide to move.
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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This was my first coral ever and it is by far the
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I fell in love with the little guy at my LFS. He was in the "other" tank with all his little friends and with a $12 price tag I gave it a shot after doing some research on them. It seems to be a fairly slow grower which I prefer but that may depend on lighting and tank conditions. It does not seem to be aggressive at all and really does not do anything at all towards its tank mates. It opens and closes on a normal basis when the lights come on and off. I have mine in a 14 gallon aquapod with the standard lighting and filtration. Mine lives on the light alone and whatever it can get out of the tank. I have never specifically feed it. I do believe that it likes light. Not too much but I feel it needs to have good lighting to prosper.
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| Liked about it |
What is not to like about this thing? It has beautiful color. Mine is a dark purple with bright neon green accents. It glows under the blue lights as well as under the LED moonlights. It is not aggressive at all and pretty much sits at the top of my tank and looks pretty.
It does not seem to have a water flow requirement or one that I have noticed. I do seem to think it does not like direct current blown on it. I think more of the passive type turbulence is what it enjoys but I truly could not make a informed decision on it. This is only from my past with it.
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| Didn't like |
The only thing I can think of is light sensitivity but that could be on a coral to coral basis. Mine loves light but not too much. Nothing really undesirable about this thing at all.
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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Tolerant and beautiful
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This is a very easy coral to take care of. It can move but mine never does. It is pushed up against another Ricordia and makes a striking display.
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| Liked about it |
It does well in low light.
Doesn't seem to sting its neighbors.
Great coloration.
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| Didn't like |
It grows MUCH slower than other mushrooms.
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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Well adapted for any sized tank but perfect for th
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This coral is quite interesting and perfect for the beginner wishing to start in the salt hobby. You can spot feed these animals but they are perfectly fine existing on the floating debris in the tank for food items. You will find that feeding these corals will encourage them to grow and multiply quickly. It will take about 2-3 months before full expansion is noted but once they start to move slowly to other areas on their substrate, they will leave small offspring behind and before long, you will have a full rock of these corals. They generally are tolerant of large temperature variations. I have found they do well (for me) in water temps ranging anywhere from 77 degrees all the way to 81 degrees. They are not as tolerant of higher flow areas as most soft corals as turbulent water movement may damage the soft tissues. These corals are easily propagated by simply cutting anywhere across the body medium without harming the "mouth" region.
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| Liked about it |
Hearty; tolerant of different water parameters; easily maintained.
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| Didn't like |
After time, may multiply uncontrolled; requires a lot of free space as they will multiply and possibly overtake other desired corals quickly.
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4.0 |
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5.0 |
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3.0 |
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My Personal Favorite
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This has consistently been my healthiest coral. Once you place it in a spot with decent but minimal water flow it possesses color that i think few corals can imitate and a very unique look that's eye catching in a reef tank.
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This is a very hardy coral. My powerhead slipped and knocked it off the rock and it fell upside down on the sand for at least a day, and within an hour of placing back on the rocks, it opened to it's full potential.
It also quickly frags making it a valuable addition if you want to save some money by trading frags with the LFS or another reef keeper. Finally the lighting and flow requirements are pretty minimal so you can keep it healthy and thriving under almost any lighting.
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| Didn't like |
There are few negatives about this coral except if there is any direct flow on it, it will shrivel up.
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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Dont follow the light!
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I started off my ricordeas in a 120 with 150 watt mh and toward the btm of the tank. They flourished and seemed as happy as could be. I changed tanks bought a 150 added more light 2 250 watt 1400k mh and 2 96 watt 50/50 bulbs. I noticed they weren't opening up as much and didn't seem as happy. Life came along and I didn't pay them much attention for awhile and then one day I noticed most of them were gone and the ones that were still there were white. I moved them down lower with less flow and the bleached ones just kinda faded away. However I have several little babies that are starting to grow. I love these corals but would recommend you watch how much light you put them under.
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| Liked about it |
I love the colors! The textures add such diversity to a tank! Easy to care for!
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Nothing really.
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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Thoughts on Ricordea Mushroms!
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Ricordea is a Hardy coral...its a mushroom coral with a different look. Rics(another name for a Ricordea) are highly attractive corals that come in as many corals as the rainbow. Ever colorways the are rainbow in a sense. They like low light grow a low moderate. The lighting requirements or low to moderate, and low to medium flow.
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| Liked about it |
Beautiful corals...semi bulletproof coral
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Slow growth!
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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Good colors
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I love ricordea's im just not crazy about the low light they like. With a mostly stony reef, these just take a long time to acclimate under the ultra intense lighting. If you want a lot of color, in a easy to care for tank, these are very hardy and love medium light. Nutrients are no problem for these bad boys, a great begginer coral, and a great addition to anyones reef. |
| Liked about it |
Colorful
Wide array of combos available
Easy to frag
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Sensitive to intense lighting.
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4.0 |
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5.0 |
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3.0 |
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Great little blast of color
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a nice addition to the tank, great beginner coral |
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i've moved them around and they have been attacked by my torch and are still alive, they are very hardy!
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had a tough time finding a spot where it would stay still
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3.5 |
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4.0 |
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3.0 |
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hardy ricordia
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If you are a ricordia collector then it would be great to have this blue/green ricordia in your collection. But I would rather get other brighter color ricordias. Overall, it's a hardy and great for beginner hobbyists. |
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this coral is a hardy, i moved it sooo many times and yet it's still very healthy. Very easy to keep, it would do well under PC or medium light intensity.
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the reason why i moved it a lot was because it's very hard to keep it stay attached one place especially when you have lots of water movement in your tank! It kept felling off the rock and into the sand. Dont expect this ricordia to stand out in your tank especially when you have dark-color rocks *But other ricordias such as orange or rainbow etc. will stand out very well
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2.5 |
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3.0 |
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2.0 |
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adds great color!
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can use net for a week to allow foot to attach to rock. |
| Liked about it |
great color, very hardy!
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difficult to attach to rock, likes little flow.
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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5.0 |
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