Are yellow ricordia common? Also pic of our green.

cfmx · 02/21/2007, 06:50 PM

Yellow ricordia. They are normally out more but we moved them lower in the tank to see how they do.

Green

BigScott · 02/21/2007, 08:55 PM

sweet rics..

BIG SCOTT

zolovinglover · 02/21/2007, 10:13 PM

No one is going to step up? Alright, I'll carefully tackle this one without seeming to want to bust your bubble.

The yellow rics are actually severely bleached and if taken care of will turn green or orange within 4-6 months or so. If they are not well taken care of they will die. You may notice that the bub bles of the yellows are never as expanded as your greens, for example. Likewise, they never fully blow up. All sings of bleaching and the resulting loss of zooanthellae.

be sure to pay special attention to feeding them to allow them to recover.

All Delight · 02/21/2007, 11:01 PM

I agree

Sorry.....

anguswu · 02/21/2007, 11:05 PM

Yellow ricordea is like this.

BigScott · 02/22/2007, 06:57 AM

that lookes like a blue an orange to me ..imo

scott

chrisstie · 02/22/2007, 08:12 AM

I've seen some a little more lemon color than that, but after seeing one of my ricordia yuma bleach the color\hue\tint is very similar to those posted...

Good luck in bringing them back they should color up nicely and look a little like the ones above i'd think when they do

cfmx · 02/22/2007, 10:12 AM

What and How do you feed them, We only feed the fish and put in a little Phyto every 2-3 days. I would not want the ricordea to die and they have been getting smaller the last 6 months. Also they have always been that color would they have changed by now or are they on there last leg.

Thanks

chrisstie · 02/22/2007, 10:17 AM

I'd try to shade them and spot feed a little cyclopeez or DT's to them (turn off pumps, squirt itty bitty food at mouths)

- i say shade, assuming they look like they are relatively high up in your tank. Their color may come back stronger then - gettin smaller isn't necessarily a good sign.
I have heard of\seen some that look a little like that naturally but not actually bleached out where there is still a light pigment but smaller is a sign of stress =\

BigScott · 02/22/2007, 10:47 AM

i agree with chrisstie if indeed they are bleached is becaused of to much light, shade them..

scott

smp · 02/22/2007, 12:45 PM

There's a lot of misinformation online unfortunately.
I've never seen rics bleach because of too much light, unless you're talking about Yuma's but they are more iffy than florida. Floridas in my experience are easy to care for. They will survive low light but they thrive in high light.

There's also a trend i've noticed, people post pics of bleached ricordia and half of the people are like "oh nice" the other half are like "bleached". I hope you didn't pay premium prices for those "yellow" ricordia, because they are bleached.
I've had rics bleach because they got blown under my rockwork and into the dark. Upon finding them I always take great care of them for as long as i can and i still have them, but they show no signs of recovery more than six months later. I hope your experience is better than mine.

FYI, I keep all my florida rics under 250 watt 20k DE XM under 8" of water and the light is about 12" above the water line. (yes, the tank is only 8" deep, so with the sandbed and 1/2" loss at the top the rics are actually only under about 6" of water)

chrisstie · 02/22/2007, 01:06 PM

Well, as I said I am only making an assumption they are in too much light- we need the OP to show us maybe a full tank shot or let us know whats going on more with water quality\location\etc

I was just taking a hint from the blinding light coming off the top of the rics that washed the photo out...

SPS and LPS can bleach out from too much light, why not shrooms? Happens to yumas, in certain cases it happens to rics - but is not the sole cause as there can be many things to cause this. I guess that should be a disclaimer.

All Delight · 02/22/2007, 03:03 PM

SMP - I really like the blue/teal/dark green/pink flordia.

chrisstie · 02/22/2007, 04:48 PM

The ones in the first picture on the top right? Those are rocking I like em too

Chaotic Reefer4u · 02/22/2007, 05:02 PM

Awesome Ric's...

smp · 02/22/2007, 07:20 PM

Thank you.
I have my girlfriend to thank for those. I would have overlooked them at the LFS because at first glance they looked like plain old greeny/blue .. but upon closer inspection (at her insistence) I noticed the teal and pink and scooped them up. They have since appreciated in numbers and I am very happy with them.
I think the best colours come out under 20k halides and I'm not ashamed to admit that those pictures were taken under 20k. That's what they look like in person, just less fuzzy

(old cam)
But yeah, I didn't mean to derail the thread, sorry to the OP.

cfmx · 02/22/2007, 07:27 PM

No Problem your pics look great and your info is great too, thanks for all the replys, all I paid for the rock was $30.00 with 15 rics at a local LFS. So not a huge lost but I would like too save them if I can and will do some spot feeding and watch them.

Thanks

lokelani808 · 02/22/2007, 09:18 PM

thats a steal over here they go for 20 bucks a pop!

02/21/2007, 06:50 PM	#1
cfmx Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Parrish, FL Posts: 1,115	Are yellow ricordia common? Also pic of our green. Yellow ricordia. They are normally out more but we moved them lower in the tank to see how they do. Green

02/21/2007, 08:55 PM	#2
BigScott Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: norman , okla Posts: 2,266	sweet rics.. BIG SCOTT __________________ Big ScoTT just stoppin in to say hello.. Current Tank Info: one 40 breeder,40 long sump..t5 lights an a 50 gallon in the works..if i ever get a truck to move it..

02/21/2007, 11:01 PM	#4
All Delight Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 4,179	I agree Sorry..... __________________ Life's simple, you make choices and you don't look back. Current Tank Info: too small

02/22/2007, 06:57 AM	#6
BigScott Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: norman , okla Posts: 2,266	that lookes like a blue an orange to me ..imo scott __________________ Big ScoTT just stoppin in to say hello.. Current Tank Info: one 40 breeder,40 long sump..t5 lights an a 50 gallon in the works..if i ever get a truck to move it..

02/22/2007, 08:12 AM	#7
chrisstie Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,728	I've seen some a little more lemon color than that, but after seeing one of my ricordia yuma bleach the color\hue\tint is very similar to those posted... Good luck in bringing them back they should color up nicely and look a little like the ones above i'd think when they do __________________ You lookin' at my wrasse? Current Tank Info: I find it odd that there are children starving in this country and yet we euthanize millions of stray dogs and cats every year and then incinerate the bodies. Not only that, but we make it illegal to butcher the meat. -MarkS

02/21/2007, 10:13 PM	#3
zolovinglover Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: University City Posts: 50	No one is going to step up? Alright, I'll carefully tackle this one without seeming to want to bust your bubble. The yellow rics are actually severely bleached and if taken care of will turn green or orange within 4-6 months or so. If they are not well taken care of they will die. You may notice that the bub bles of the yellows are never as expanded as your greens, for example. Likewise, they never fully blow up. All sings of bleaching and the resulting loss of zooanthellae. be sure to pay special attention to feeding them to allow them to recover.

02/21/2007, 11:05 PM	#5
anguswu Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Taiwan Posts: 596	Yellow ricordea is like this.

02/22/2007, 10:12 AM	#8
cfmx Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Parrish, FL Posts: 1,115	What and How do you feed them, We only feed the fish and put in a little Phyto every 2-3 days. I would not want the ricordea to die and they have been getting smaller the last 6 months. Also they have always been that color would they have changed by now or are they on there last leg. Thanks

02/22/2007, 10:17 AM	#9
chrisstie Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,728	I'd try to shade them and spot feed a little cyclopeez or DT's to them (turn off pumps, squirt itty bitty food at mouths) - i say shade, assuming they look like they are relatively high up in your tank. Their color may come back stronger then - gettin smaller isn't necessarily a good sign. I have heard of\seen some that look a little like that naturally but not actually bleached out where there is still a light pigment but smaller is a sign of stress =\ __________________ You lookin' at my wrasse? Current Tank Info: I find it odd that there are children starving in this country and yet we euthanize millions of stray dogs and cats every year and then incinerate the bodies. Not only that, but we make it illegal to butcher the meat. -MarkS

02/22/2007, 10:47 AM	#10
BigScott Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: norman , okla Posts: 2,266	i agree with chrisstie if indeed they are bleached is becaused of to much light, shade them.. scott __________________ Big ScoTT just stoppin in to say hello.. Current Tank Info: one 40 breeder,40 long sump..t5 lights an a 50 gallon in the works..if i ever get a truck to move it..

02/22/2007, 12:45 PM	#11
smp Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 574	There's a lot of misinformation online unfortunately. I've never seen rics bleach because of too much light, unless you're talking about Yuma's but they are more iffy than florida. Floridas in my experience are easy to care for. They will survive low light but they thrive in high light. There's also a trend i've noticed, people post pics of bleached ricordia and half of the people are like "oh nice" the other half are like "bleached". I hope you didn't pay premium prices for those "yellow" ricordia, because they are bleached. I've had rics bleach because they got blown under my rockwork and into the dark. Upon finding them I always take great care of them for as long as i can and i still have them, but they show no signs of recovery more than six months later. I hope your experience is better than mine. FYI, I keep all my florida rics under 250 watt 20k DE XM under 8" of water and the light is about 12" above the water line. (yes, the tank is only 8" deep, so with the sandbed and 1/2" loss at the top the rics are actually only under about 6" of water) __________________ K.I.S.S Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon reef, 2 x 250 Pheonix 14k on icecaps, 2 x Aquascience 17.5 on workhorse, ER RS-135, Tunze ATO Kalk bucket, 30 Gallon sump, MRC CR1 reactor, 2 x phosban reactor (Rowa, Carbon), 2 x MJ Mod, mixed reef

02/22/2007, 01:06 PM	#12
chrisstie Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,728	Well, as I said I am only making an assumption they are in too much light- we need the OP to show us maybe a full tank shot or let us know whats going on more with water quality\location\etc I was just taking a hint from the blinding light coming off the top of the rics that washed the photo out... SPS and LPS can bleach out from too much light, why not shrooms? Happens to yumas, in certain cases it happens to rics - but is not the sole cause as there can be many things to cause this. I guess that should be a disclaimer. __________________ You lookin' at my wrasse? Current Tank Info: I find it odd that there are children starving in this country and yet we euthanize millions of stray dogs and cats every year and then incinerate the bodies. Not only that, but we make it illegal to butcher the meat. -MarkS

02/22/2007, 03:03 PM	#13
All Delight Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Long Beach, CA Posts: 4,179	SMP - I really like the blue/teal/dark green/pink flordia. __________________ Life's simple, you make choices and you don't look back. Current Tank Info: too small

02/22/2007, 04:48 PM	#14
chrisstie Premium Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 4,728	The ones in the first picture on the top right? Those are rocking I like em too __________________ You lookin' at my wrasse? Current Tank Info: I find it odd that there are children starving in this country and yet we euthanize millions of stray dogs and cats every year and then incinerate the bodies. Not only that, but we make it illegal to butcher the meat. -MarkS

02/22/2007, 05:02 PM	#15
Chaotic Reefer4u Fish are friend's. . . Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Hollister,Ca. Posts: 5,121	Awesome Ric's... __________________ Live everyday as if it was your last, take time to smell the flowers, enjoy all things living, never take anything for granted, you just never know when your number might be up... Current Tank Info: 20, gallon Truvu Aquasystem, Sunlight supply Tek light-1x250w.HQI+Dual actinic T-5's, seaclone 100 protein skimmer, hydor nano powerhead, bare bottom, live rock, mixed reef 90g. Reef Ready TruVu tank with 30g. Platinum Filtration Series Sump

02/22/2007, 07:20 PM	#16
smp Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Toronto, ON Posts: 574	Thank you. I have my girlfriend to thank for those. I would have overlooked them at the LFS because at first glance they looked like plain old greeny/blue .. but upon closer inspection (at her insistence) I noticed the teal and pink and scooped them up. They have since appreciated in numbers and I am very happy with them. I think the best colours come out under 20k halides and I'm not ashamed to admit that those pictures were taken under 20k. That's what they look like in person, just less fuzzy (old cam) But yeah, I didn't mean to derail the thread, sorry to the OP. __________________ K.I.S.S Current Tank Info: 90 Gallon reef, 2 x 250 Pheonix 14k on icecaps, 2 x Aquascience 17.5 on workhorse, ER RS-135, Tunze ATO Kalk bucket, 30 Gallon sump, MRC CR1 reactor, 2 x phosban reactor (Rowa, Carbon), 2 x MJ Mod, mixed reef

02/22/2007, 07:27 PM	#17
cfmx Registered Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Parrish, FL Posts: 1,115	No Problem your pics look great and your info is great too, thanks for all the replys, all I paid for the rock was $30.00 with 15 rics at a local LFS. So not a huge lost but I would like too save them if I can and will do some spot feeding and watch them. Thanks

02/22/2007, 09:18 PM	#18
lokelani808 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Beaverton, oregon Posts: 117	thats a steal over here they go for 20 bucks a pop! __________________ (low-kay-lah-knee) Current Tank Info: rics, zoas, blastos, gorgs, shrooms, acans, xenia, gsp, blue anthelia, calupera