Hello, I have been trying to keep Florida Ricordea for a couple years now with minamal luck. I have some now and it is doing fine, but there are days when it does not open good and looks sad. I have it on 96 watt power compacts. It has never spread or split. What is the best light, additives and food do I need to use?? Thanks!!!
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How big is your tank ,also what are your water conditions like?? It depends on how big your tank is but, you might need to up your wattage. Don't rush out and buy new lights though because it wil depend on your tank size. Too much light will really bleach them out just as much or worse than to little will bleach them.
In addtion to the energy it gets from the light it will eat small bits of meaty foods formula 1, mysis, etc. They won't eber grow as fast as shroom and you might have to frag it. You could also put it in a higher flow area of your tank that may encourage it to move and it will leave bits of it's foot behind they'll grow into new rics. There are several differnt ways to frag these guys to so when you're ready post.
hth
Chris
In addtion to the energy it gets from the light it will eat small bits of meaty foods formula 1, mysis, etc. They won't eber grow as fast as shroom and you might have to frag it. You could also put it in a higher flow area of your tank that may encourage it to move and it will leave bits of it's foot behind they'll grow into new rics. There are several differnt ways to frag these guys to so when you're ready post.
hth
Chris
Do you feed you tank anything for corals? I like to use Kents phytoplex, zooplex, or chromaplex and I also use frozen cyclopeeze (it is also available freeze dried). It may not have enough zooxanthellae to suport itself and grow too. HTH, Skip
As a keeper of a nano cube with ricordea, I can only say welcome the ricordea club. lol. It has been my history to deal almost with ricordea only and this alone I believe qualifies me to answer this. But I could be wrong. Im joking about the qualifying thing. lol. just being a wise a@@. Ok 96 watts of light is fine as long as it is over at least a 10 gallon or up to a 40 gallon. Ricordeas Are able to survive under intense mh lights although I have found this not to be the case in most tanks. Or they can thrive under no so intense pc light. Just make sure that you donot have any pests in your tank and that your fish are not reef killers instead of reef safe. HTH