Ricordea growth question

[dacia]

How big will a single ricordia polyp grow? Right now it is scarcely larger than the tip of my thumb. Will it spread on its own, or should I try to frag it?

 

[sweetreef]

i have some spliting right now i would just what tell they split!!!

 

[dacia]

Do you have a picture of one splitting? I'd be interested in seeing it.

 

[yosemite sam]

Which type of Ricordia? The R. floridas I had got about the size of a 50 cent coin. My R. yumas were bigger. I don't think you can frag ricordias the same way you can other mushrooms. Don't worry, once they're happy, they'll start to split soon enough

 

[dacia]

Mine are the florida variety...I don't think my lighting is adequate for the yumas. I hope he starts to split soon. With all the other corals in the tank, you can hardly see that cute little polyp!

 

[sweetreef]

I will try and get you a pic dacia of one of my doing it its kinda cool looking mine just started growing another mouth...

 

[sweetreef]

here is one spliting that iam getting to attach to a piece of live rock you can see the one on the right is spliting it has two mouths the pic isnt the best but i hope this helps!!!!

 

[sweetreef]

so there will a total of three when done!!!!

 

[sweetreef]

i did that pic when the lights where off in my tank...

 

[dedwards]

I have a rock with about 15 polyps. The largest is about 3-4" in diameter with about 3-4 that are 2-3". I have 1 that is splitting and they are in the 1" range. So it really depends on the polyp when it splits. Here is a pic of the 2-3" ranged polyps. The ones splitting are in the bottom left corner. It just looks like 2 polyps stuck together.
http://david_edwards.home.insightbb..../Ricordia2.jpg

 

[floorguy]

I brought 2 single polyps about 2 months ago I now have 4 but they are not totally apart from each other and i dont know if they will be. these things are great pink under the moon light with blue rims and center and a green mouth some times they look orange.

 

[sweetreef]

yeah there awsome under the actinic lights

 

[bang guy]

They can get pretty big.

 

[sweetreef]

wow nice looking!!!

 

[the josey wales]

I have 1 that get"s about 5".
most are 2"to 3"
I don't know if they are yuma or florida

 

[mobikobeyob]

yup, they split all kinds of ways, this is one Ricordea with about 7 mouths. once they get to about a half dollar size they should spring new mouths then split.
Mobi

 

[dacia]

Those pictures are great! Can't wait to get my new camera in a couple of days so I can post great pictures like those too. :yes: