Please help me identify

[ReefArtist]

I purchased the following over the weekend and all I know about them are that they are Ricordea but not positive about the species. They appear to be florida but I'm not sure, of course I could be incorrect on both accounts . The green one is moving off his small rock for some reason. Where he was there's this slim looking stuff - clear. I'd like a more positive ID so I could see if I need to provide something. Thanks!

 

[Laura Senchuk]

The way to tell is by looking at the mouth, Florida's don't have the tentacles along the mouth. Yuma's have the tentacles along the mouth. By the first pic it looks like you have florida's can't see the mouth in the second pic but is most likely a florida also.

 

[spsboy]

I agree, both are florida ricordia.
Drew

 

[ReefArtist]

Thank you both for taking the time to help me identify these. I just love them. The green one is almost off his rock, it appears he was just waiting to get to a place so he could scoot off. I'll keep my eyes on him to make sure everything is ok. I'm sure the stress of moving from the LFS to my tank was hard. Thanks again!

 

[ReefRascals]

Ricordea florida. Loose polyps should sell in your neck of the woods for about $5 each. Yumas would be considerably more.

 

[ReefArtist]

Thanks for the information, yes they were between 5 and 10 bucks. I got another one two weeks ago and it is splitting! I noticed it was getting larger and then on the back side of the rock I noticed the second mouth - very cool.

 

[ReefRascals]

Good job!

 

[All Delight]

$5 to $10, you FL guys are lucky!! Here in CA they go for an average of $15. I paid $25 for the rainbow multicolors.