Questions about Ricordias

[Kalied20]

I got 5 Rics at the last local frag swap and they are doing great. The question I have is, "Why are they not splitting and multiplying?"

They all get hugh during the day and look great, but not one splitting or looking like they are going to.

I don't spot feed them or anything. Just cyclopeze a couple of times a week for the whole tank.

any ideas? I am trying to get a decent pic.

 

[Jamokie01]

What kind are they, florida or yuma? How long have you had them? What kind of lighting do you have? What color are they?
Could be alot of reasons. Mine rarely ever split, they always send out babies. If your lighting isnt strong enough they wont reproduce without additional feeding, expanding so much can also be a sign that they need more light. Also, if they arent green, they usually dont reproduce without feeding.

 

[Kalied20]

They are bluish purple and green floridas. I had them on a same rock on the bottom of my 90 gallon for about 8 months. I recently moved them up to about 3/4's the way up.

I have 6 - 54 watt T5's

 

[fish590a]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=10017115#post10017115 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Jamokie01
What kind are they, florida or yuma? How long have you had them? What kind of lighting do you have? What color are they?
Could be alot of reasons. Mine rarely ever split, they always send out babies. If your lighting isnt strong enough they wont reproduce without additional feeding, expanding so much can also be a sign that they need more light. Also, if they arent green, they usually dont reproduce without feeding.

What do you feed ricordia with?

 

[jpeggerling]

I spot feed my rics small peices of shrimp or krill. They love it