Ric. Fragging?

felixpaws · 06/10/2012, 08:42 PM

How long do you guys wait to frag your rics., after they are intoduced to your tank?

S14Swap240sx · 06/12/2012, 07:41 PM

from what ive seen its best to wait until the ric has 2 mouths and you can either cut or use a rubberband around the 2 mouths.

felixpaws · 06/12/2012, 09:00 PM

Thanks. I'll try that. Do you feed your ricordeas?

Zalman · 06/12/2012, 09:38 PM

I frag mine all the time. it is easier if it has two mouths... but in my experience a frag doesn't even need one mouth to survive. I just slice and put them on top of some pebbles under my ricordea holder.

Take a 1inch pvc pipe and cut a ring... maybe 1 inch tall. Glue some screen to the top of it. Place a ric frag over some small rocks or shells. Press the pvc ring over the top and firmly against the frag. 24-48 hours remove and glue the rocks it attached to on a disc or plug.

I usually go through and frag my rics every 1-2 months and just chop em all up. My lfs give me $10 per frag - helps fund my addiction haha. I never feed them directly, but I have seen them grab some mysis as it floats by.

S14Swap240sx · 06/13/2012, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Zalman

I never feed them directly, but I have seen them grab some mysis as it floats by.

same thing.. they always seem to grab something sooner or later.

felixpaws · 06/13/2012, 10:21 PM

That seems more in line with my experience, no offense. I got a ric. as a birthday present, and when I tried to cut it off the plug, it left behind a piece. I left the plug, with the small piece on it in my frag rack , and now, it's a ric. the size of the original ric. It had no mouth, and grew one, over the course of a week. I didn't figure that was a normal frag time(two days after introduction to my tank), so, thanks. I want to populate my tank, with more rics., so, this helps a lot.

buck326 · 07/05/2012, 05:14 PM

I would feed my rics.

buck326 · 07/05/2012, 05:16 PM

On when to fraga ric for me would depend on when I thought they were healthy and well established.

06/10/2012, 08:42 PM	#1
felixpaws Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 13	Ric. Fragging? How long do you guys wait to frag your rics., after they are intoduced to your tank?

06/12/2012, 09:38 PM	#4
Zalman Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Enfield, Connecticut Posts: 1,126	I frag mine all the time. it is easier if it has two mouths... but in my experience a frag doesn't even need one mouth to survive. I just slice and put them on top of some pebbles under my ricordea holder. Take a 1inch pvc pipe and cut a ring... maybe 1 inch tall. Glue some screen to the top of it. Place a ric frag over some small rocks or shells. Press the pvc ring over the top and firmly against the frag. 24-48 hours remove and glue the rocks it attached to on a disc or plug. I usually go through and frag my rics every 1-2 months and just chop em all up. My lfs give me $10 per frag - helps fund my addiction haha. I never feed them directly, but I have seen them grab some mysis as it floats by. __________________ The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me? -Ayn Rand Current Tank Info: 180 gallon tank

06/12/2012, 07:41 PM	#2
S14Swap240sx Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 258	from what ive seen its best to wait until the ric has 2 mouths and you can either cut or use a rubberband around the 2 mouths.

06/12/2012, 09:00 PM	#3
felixpaws Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 13	Thanks. I'll try that. Do you feed your ricordeas?

06/13/2012, 10:21 PM	#6
felixpaws Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 13	That seems more in line with my experience, no offense. I got a ric. as a birthday present, and when I tried to cut it off the plug, it left behind a piece. I left the plug, with the small piece on it in my frag rack , and now, it's a ric. the size of the original ric. It had no mouth, and grew one, over the course of a week. I didn't figure that was a normal frag time(two days after introduction to my tank), so, thanks. I want to populate my tank, with more rics., so, this helps a lot.

07/05/2012, 05:14 PM	#7
buck326 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Iberia LA Posts: 50	I would feed my rics.

07/05/2012, 05:16 PM	#8
buck326 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New Iberia LA Posts: 50	On when to fraga ric for me would depend on when I thought they were healthy and well established.