Ricordia Ques.

I work at a pet store and we recently received some polyps with no description. We are not set up to keep any type of corals and I managed to "rescue" a piece that broke off of what I think is ricordea. I've looked in books and online and that's what it looks like but I'm pretty new to reef keeping. My main question is will it be able to survive since all the pictures I've seen show a mouth in the middle and this is just a broken off piece with no mouth in the center. I would post a picture if I was equipped, but I'm not. The individual polyp pieces are a pinky/white with a purple center but they could just be washed out from lack of proper lighting at the pet store. If this truly is something I can salvage what are it's lighting/flow requirements? This is my first attempt at keeping any type of coral, it would be great if it's a success. TIA

Christa

 

If it doesnt have a part of the mouth(stomach) with the piece that came off, then it will die. It has to have atleast a tiny portion of the stomach to survive. You can take one, cut the head off and cut the head in half, both pieces having part of the stomach, and you will soon have 3. Recordia Yumas are high light demanding and Recordea Floridas are moderate light demanding. Back when I had PC lights, Yumas would always melt and die on me, where Recordea Floridas grew very well. Now that I use T5HOs Yumas are growing much better.

 

Thanks geekdafied for your response. I thought of something after I posted this thread....Even on the piece at work I don't remember seeing a mouth. Is it possible that it's closed up so tightly that you can't see the mouth or maybe it's something else? Also is there anything I can do for the ones at work to help them survive?

Christa

 

Why are u "receiving" corals at your work if you are "not setup to keep them?"

Also, how did you "rescue" this piece?

 

Because we are a corporation and we don't have much say in the matter. Trust me, if we had known they were coming in we would have tried to stop them. I honestly don't know what they were thinking. They know we aren't set up to accept any type of light-loving corals. As far as how I "rescued" it, a piece had broken off so I took it home to see what I could do with it.

It is very slowly starting to open up and they look like little tiny purple button polyps. It's about in the middle of the aquarium with indirect water flow.