Pictures of Ricordea in the ocean Part 2

[bower23]

that is something I'd like to see more of.... real ocean pics. Thanks.

 

[yellowslayer13]

ya thats is why i cant dive i'd go to jail

 

[918ReefCpl]

DROOL

from the land of lots of SAND and miles of BEACH....but no WATER!

 

[bkmorris]

great pics... looks like you had some amazing visibility. how deep was that? i was diving out of ft lauderdale/deerfield beach earlier this month and visibility was pretty poor in anything above 50 ft. but of course, still better than any diving i would get out here in northern california!

 

[drawman]

Amazing pics man!

 

[Jay Fortay]

sorry to resurect such an old thread but where in big pine do you live?

 

[ducklabdad]

I personally thank you for the resurection! I had not seen these before and am blown away with how beautiful. I wish there were more!!

 

[Jay Fortay]

Yes, it is an amazing thread

 

[fote03]

Great pictures keep them coming!!!

 

[happyclam]

Sorry to ask a newbie question, but it looks like those rics are growing on sand? Can you grow rics on sand in aquariums? BTW, please post more pics! I would love to create a biotope tank like freshwater tanks, but can never find an resources that go in to big descriptions or pics!

 

[Jay Fortay]

oh there are plenty of biotope reefs. just search a certain type you are looking for (i.e. barrier reef, mangrove, shallow reef, etc.).

 

[pledosophy]

Such cool pics.

 

[happyclam]

If you do post more pics, could you take some farther away to get some landscape shots? I'm settng up my tank as this same habitat (Indo Pacific though) and would like to get some ideas on aquascaping as nature does it.

 

[Speckled Grouper]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13279233#post13279233 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jay Fortay
sorry to resurect such an old thread but where in big pine do you live?

Sorry for the late reply, I haven't checked this forum lately, didn't realize my old thread was resurected. We are in Port Pine Heights.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13444827#post13444827 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by happyclam
Sorry to ask a newbie question, but it looks like those rics are growing on sand? Can you grow rics on sand in aquariums? BTW, please post more pics! I would love to create a biotope tank like freshwater tanks, but can never find an resources that go in to big descriptions or pics!

They are not really growing on sand, there is hard substrate right under them, same with the zoas.

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=13471123#post13471123 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by happyclam
If you do post more pics, could you take some farther away to get some landscape shots? I'm settng up my tank as this same habitat (Indo Pacific though) and would like to get some ideas on aquascaping as nature does it.

How about something like this?

More rics

 

[mskurdah]

Wow, wow, wow, wow!! You are an excellent photographer. I already loved ricordea, but this really makes me think of them differently.

Thanks!

 

[OARrocks]

Nice goin, guess those things really do grow in deep water.

I could probably put mine under a ledge in my mh tanks

 

[happyclam]

Thank you very much! That is exactly what I wanted! Wow, your so lucky to able to find such a nice dive site, in Florida ( I hear the reefs are rapidly declining there), right out "your backyard"! Once again, thank you very much! But keep posting pics!
If this isn't already stickied, it should be.

 

[nanO352]

Do you find any inshore? Or is it off shore reefs that have more rics?

 

[Speckled Grouper]

There are plenty ricordea inshore, but they are the regular green ones only.

 

[ziyaadb]

fantastic