Help with Ricordea Yuma!

[ricosneeks]

I purchased a brown and orange Yuma from my local store last week, the first few days it was sulking and shriveling up so i put him in a low light shaded area

The past two days hes been happier and size has slowly grew.. today i turned my lights from blue to white and the rig had his usual sulk..only this time he folded up and changed shape! I am going to attach a picture i dont know what is up with him

 

[ricosneeks]

This is how he looked a minute before he shriveled

 

[homer1475]

If I had to guess, and judging on where its located, I'm going to say your blasting it with too much light.

 

[ricosneeks]

If I had to guess, and judging on where its located, I'm going to say your blasting it with too much light.

It was in a really shaded cave area.. if you look at the third picture it looks like he was stretching, the two before that are after i pulled him out of the shade, i read online if he stretches and curles up he is looking for light

 

[homer1475]

To me the third picture is the only one where it looks happy. Pictures of course don't tell the whole story either.

Ricordia don't like a lot of light. Mine are on the sandbed shaded by rock croppings, and have split several times now in just under a couple months(one head frag has become a 5 head colony). Try shoving it back under that outcropping and see how it does.

 

[ricosneeks]

To me the third picture is the only one where it looks happy. Pictures of course don't tell the whole story either.

Ricordia don't like a lot of light. Mine are on the sandbed shaded by rock croppings, and have split several times now in just under a couple months(one head frag has become a 5 head colony). Try shoving it back under that outcropping and see how it does.

I meant the third picture on my first post.. just added it not long ago, tell me what you think

 

[homer1475]

Yes your right, it does look like its stretching, but the other pics in the same post also look like its getting too much light.

Your second post(only 1 pic) is the only one that it looks happy in. Just move it out on the sand bed a bit, maybe not out as far as you have it in the other pics. leave it for a day or 2 and see how it does. Any change you make to any coral should be given a day or 2 to acclimate to its new location before moving it again.

 

[ricosneeks]

Yes your right, it does look like its stretching, but the other pics in the same post also look like its getting too much light.

Your second post(only 1 pic) is the only one that it looks happy in. Just move it out on the sand bed a bit, maybe not out as far as you have it in the other pics. leave it for a day or 2 and see how it does. Any change you make to any coral should be given a day or 2 to acclimate to its new location before moving it again.

Thank you, i put it back in the position it looked happy in and it stretched again, i rang my local fish shop who sold it me they told me not to shade it because my reef tank (aquaone mini reef) does not have the most powerful led, he toldme to move it to a more lit area and to keep it there a few days

 

[jstack]

few things I've noticed about my yumas before they settle down and start making more is they like shaded areas with meduim to low light and they do move to where they want be. THEY do not like to moved I have noticed so put em in like they are and leave em be

 

[uncleL]

I have a few and I have mine placed at the bottom of the tank with moderate light medium flow. And I also spotted feed mysis shrimp once a week and they started and spreading after a few months.

 

[leviburns89]

I have 2 ricordea florida, and 1 ricordea yuma.

The Florida are almost bulletproof. I have 1 in moderate light, and one in complete shadow, and they both are always puffed up, except when lights out.

My Yuma on the other hand, is very sensitive to light and flow.

From what I've read, yuma is not a beginner coral, and often times, is hard to please, at least in relation to how easy the Florida is.

 

[ricosneeks]

Update

Got my moonlight lights on and he has shrivled and curled up again.. posting two pics with the moonlight on and off so you can see more.. whats the corals problem now guys

 

[ricosneeks]

Update two

Ten mins later and he is very small and took this shape

Advice on update one and two please

 

[leviburns89]

I think you may have it in too much light. Have you moved it into a complete shadow spot?

This is where I had to put mine so it was happy. Notice the ledge above it.

 

[FullBoreReefer]

Before you know it they'll be everywhere. Lol

 

[Brieninsac]

Mine's in the bottom third of the tank under a ledge too. Lights run at 50%. I'd leave it in the same location with moderate light for a week and then make small adjustments as needed. Just allow more time between changes.

 

[Reef1ruler]

Light is not the only factor in the health of a coral. For the most part corals can adjust to most lighting as long as its not an extreme low or high for what that type of coral is used too. Other factors to consider are flow, water params, and aggression from tank mates. Mushrooms don't like a lot of flow, along with low light. And although they are very hardy when it comes to water quality, you should check that and make sure its not worst then you think. What inverts and fish are in the tank? As some fish or inverts like cleaner shrimp might bother it. Until you check your water params i suggest keeping it in a low flow(that doesn't mean no flow) area with low light on the sand bed as corals that are stressed seem to recover the best when placed there.

 

[ricosneeks]

I think you may have it in too much light. Have you moved it into a complete shadow spot?

This is where I had to put mine so it was happy. Notice the ledge above it.

I had mine in a similar position for a week but if you look at my first few posts and pics he started to curl up like a lamp and stretch for light.. wasnt happy with the light he was getting, i currently have mariglo lights onmy AquaOne which arent too powerful so i got advised to move it up a bit because it was reaching for light

 

[ricosneeks]

Light is not the only factor in the health of a coral. For the most part corals can adjust to most lighting as long as its not an extreme low or high for what that type of coral is used too. Other factors to consider are flow, water params, and aggression from tank mates. Mushrooms don't like a lot of flow, along with low light. And although they are very hardy when it comes to water quality, you should check that and make sure its not worst then you think. What inverts and fish are in the tank? As some fish or inverts like cleaner shrimp might bother it. Until you check your water params i suggest keeping it in a low flow(that doesn't mean no flow) area with low light on the sand bed as corals that are stressed seem to recover the best when placed there.

Havent added any fish yet until im back from holiday towards the end of the month.. params fine besides magnesium and Kh was a bit low (mag 1290 kh 6.7) which i am working on.. seems when i had him in a shaded spot he had enough and was reaching for light, as stated in another post i currently have MariGlo led lights which arent too good or powerful so have moved him up a notch in a area which doesnt have too much flow (moderate flow)

 

[leviburns89]

Light is not the only factor in the health of a coral. For the most part corals can adjust to most lighting as long as its not an extreme low or high for what that type of coral is used too. Other factors to consider are flow, water params, and aggression from tank mates. Mushrooms don't like a lot of flow, along with low light.

I disagree with this a bit (anecdotal of course).
Ricordea in specific do in fact prefer low light. As many posts here have proven before, a ricordea will show greater growth and extension under shadow conditions vs exposure to direct lighting.

In regards to flow, every mushroom I have kept personally, as well as read upon, and seen at lfs, have shown stress and retraction under higher flow. Not to mention the inhibition of biolaceration, the natural method of reproduction for this species.

So in this persons specific situation, if parameters are in check, the only thing left to change would be flow and lighting. Unless of course the water is too clean (void of nutrients, not dirty).

I would recommend putting the shroom in a shadowed area with low flow, and maybe waving around a chunk of fish in the water (salmon bits in a pair of tongs) to persuade the shroom to eat and absorb some nutrients, and take advantage of the conditions. Once it has shown improvement, then you can decide to move it into a more desirable location.

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