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DavidT99
01-02-07, 16:27
About 4 months ago I bought a nice piece of LR that was covered in approx 10 ricordia, but over the last couple of months all but 3 of them have detached from the rock and setup home elsewhere in the tank. Is this normal behaviour?

Thanks

David
Stinky Pete
01-02-07, 16:36
Hi,

I have some mushrooms which are about 7-8” across that move around a bit, they don’t move too far but when they do they always leave 2 or 3 new little ones behind. Not sure if ricordia do the same.

Mike

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y141/billyboswell/test2b.jpg
Merman
01-02-07, 20:03
Hi Stinky Pete
Do you know what type of Ricordia you have?

I have one that looks very similar to your pic and I am trying to ID it.

Thanks

Phil.
BOXING SHRIMP
01-02-07, 21:54
looks a like ricordia yuma to me
Stinky Pete
01-02-07, 22:25
no idea what it is, that pic was taken about 6 months ago, the polyps on it now are 5-6 times more inflated/extended. Some are so long they look like cork screws, if they straightend they would be a good 1 1/2" to 2" long. Not sure if this is how they should be but they keep mulitplying.

Mike
Merman
02-02-07, 08:30
Any chance of an up to date pic?
Stinky Pete
02-02-07, 09:56
Ill do one tonight and post it up.

Mike
Stinky Pete
02-02-07, 18:48
here we go

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y141/billyboswell/shroomd2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y141/billyboswell/shroomc2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y141/billyboswell/shroomb2.jpg

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y141/billyboswell/shrooma2.jpg
Merman
02-02-07, 19:45
Very Nice Mate!
Do you feed them anything?
Stinky Pete
02-02-07, 19:53
nothing intentionally, I only feed the fish as all of the corals I have so far feed off the light or the same food as the fish.
Merman
02-02-07, 20:49
Do they go through stages of being deflated and not as plump?
Stinky Pete
02-02-07, 20:52
every night when the lights go out they deflate and shrink up and some of the larger ones will close in on themselves so all you see is the underside.

They have also had a few stings from my open brain and from aiptasia and the polyps (or whatever theyre called) went tiny, smaller than the size of the centre polyps in the first pic I posted