Orange Ricordia

[caillou]

Just got a look at some orange ricordia at my lfs today. Beautiful except with a $40.00 per polyp price tag a little expensive! Anyone have any of these?

 

[spsaddict]

considiring it is a lfs 40 per isnt to bad... online youll see em going for 25 per plus shipping..... or somewhere round there....

 

[me-n-my-fish]

wow, 40 bucks? i got 2 polyps from my lfs for 20.

 

[saltaddict]

Around here they go for $25 a pop at a LFS sounds high to me :nope:

 

[db]

My lfs used to sell orange ricordea for $11 per polyp now they have raise their prices to $20. I think $40 is way over priced. The oranges are harder to come by, but I can get green and purple for about $5 per polyp.

 

[ivanfj]

Went to my LFS this afternoon and orange ric is $99 for 3 polyps on a rock that is the size of an egg.

 

[bang guy]

Florida or Yuma? I sell the Ricordea florida for a lot less than my Yumas. I guess it just depends on how common they are.

 

[nm reef]

If I remember correctly mine ran $25 for a single polyp...and there are now four....worth the expense in my opinion.

 

[brooklyn johnny]

As Bang mentioned "orange ricordea" can refer to the Pacific Ricordia Yuma and the Atlantic Ricordea florida.
I got the orange and pink floridas on my bed here from a respectable online supplier for just $6 a polyp on sale. Keep in mind that the quality of ricordia can vary greatly, so know who you buy from. There is another online supplier that charges $11 per polyp, but he has connections with a collector that gets the best floridas on a consistent basis. I would never pay more than that for a florida unless it was right in front of me and a nice piece.
Yumas on the other hand are much more expensive, especially the bright orange. I got mine for $50 which was a steal after a bunch flooded the market not long ago. Bright pink yumas demand super high prices. Keep in mind that the depth of color on these guys too varies from polyp to polyp, so I wouldn't buy one online unless it was WYSWYG or I knew the vendor...
Here's some of my floridas...

 

[brooklyn johnny]

another shot...

 

[brooklyn johnny]

Not the best pic of it, but next to the maxima clam you could see the yuma... these grow much larger...

 

[saltynewbie]

wow... super nice ric garden johnny!

 

[footbag]

Man that man has a nice tank!!!

 

[caillou]

I'm always jealous of waterfaller1's tank. It has to be one of the nicest tanks I've seen. Brooklyn Johnnys ricordia's are pretty bad looking (bad as in good) I'd love to have some of his ricordia's.