ricordea yuma

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  1. PghSteeler

    PghSteeler Tassled File Fish

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    Picked up a orange/purplish ricordea yuma from the lfs the other day. It was the only one of the 4 for sale attached to anything, a shell, and has 2 good size heads. Also picked up some phytofeast for the tank to help feed the guy.

    Any tips? I am a little concerned from what I can read they are more fragile than I had thought and die of infections fairly easily. I thought most mushrooms were supposed to be easy corals so didnt hesitate to pick it up. I placed it on the side of a rock with moderate flow.
     
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  2. Astrick117

    Astrick117 Stylophora

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    I had a few yumas for a while. They split and grew like crazy for a while, then they just started to randomly die off. I have no idea what happened. Hopefully you will have better luck.

    I suspect that it may have been due to my increased lighting (4 t5's vs. 2 previously)
     
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  3. scadsobees

    scadsobees Fire Shrimp

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    A yuma was one of the first corals I had. Stuck it in the middle and has been doing great ever since, dropping "babies" every so often. I don't know that the phytofeast will be any use, I'll occasionally give it a mysis or some larger bit that it will eat, but mostly just leave it on its own.
     
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    Astrick117 Stylophora

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    +1 they don't really need to be target fed- most of their food comes from zooxanthellae
     
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    The phytofeast will INDIRECTLY benefit corals in your tank. It is the base of the food web. As a result, zooplankton, bacterioplankton, and dissolved organic matter will be increased and these are foods that corals eat.

    The corals that DIRECTLY consume phyto are usually non-photosynthetic.
     
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  6. PghSteeler

    PghSteeler Tassled File Fish

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    Thanks for the responses, so is there anything I can do to help these guys thrive? I only have a dual T5 HO so too much light shouldnt be an issue and I put them on the side of a rock in a little crevice on the side of a tank to help decrease the streagth of the light. I do use long photoperiods though so maybe have to cut back. There is no direct flow pointed right at them from a source but the area does have a good bit of moderate flow from different sources bounceing off walls.

    Any good articles or write up on these guys?
     
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  7. PghSteeler

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    anybody with any pointers?
     
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