More Ricodea Pics

[patsverizon]

Patch of Ricodeas in center of tank a few frags though out...

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[kiknchikn]

Hmm.. I don't think those are ricordeas... I think they're rhodactis

Still very nice though. Is it just my eyes playing tricks with me, or do they keep the GSPs at bay?

 

[patsverizon]

KiKnChikn - It is not your eyes. They do keep the GSP at bay, I actually frag them and use them to help control where the GSP "roam" - a corral if you will..

I had no idea that they were rhodactis, when I bought it originally (it was just 1 piece) and it was listed at the LFS as a ricordea... I always had my doubts but was never iterested enough to figure out what it actually was... Very cool.

Thanks, Patrick

 

[kiknchikn]

The mighty GSPs have finally met their match

 

[bitis316]

Aren't those hairy mushrooms......Nice though

 

[patsverizon]

I will try and get some better close ups and we can all have a debate - ricordea, hairy shroom, or rhodactis...

 

[patsverizon]

Here we go....

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[beez]

I vote Rhodactis...nice tank!!

 

[kiknchikn]

Rhodactis still has my vote as well. Great pics! Really neat to see the shroom holding back the GSP. You can even see where the moushroom has expanded and attacked it. So cool!

 

[chrisstie]

*reaches for another paper towel to mop up the drool*

man those are HUGE!

 

[ntfish]

Those are rhodactis and they get huge. Eight inches or so in diameter.

 

[patsverizon]

Thanks! The orginal rhodactis got to be 8 or 10 inches before it started splitting and competing for space with itself. LOL. The main patch of them probably has 10 to 12 and every once in a while I will rip one off and replant it somewhere to help keep the GSP from growing up on something I don't want it to... I have some that are as small as a quarter and the biggest one right now is around 6 or 7 inches...

Before the original one split I used to hand feed it and watch it ball up around its food now I mostly let them scavenge what floats around in the tank after feeding the fish.. they seem to do fine... They also LOVE cyclopeeze!!

 

[kiknchikn]

Cyclopeeze really is wonderful stuff

 

[BigScott]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=9061981#post9061981 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by kiknchikn
Cyclopeeze really is wonderful stuff

scott

 

[akrimmel]

nice