Red or Yellow florida rics?

[Bryan Thompson]

Donovan,

We will just have to agree to disagree. We both have very strong feelings on the subject and I don’t think either of us is going to waiver. Most people have differing opinions on what color something is and I try not to put color tags on ricordia for this exact reason.

My philosophy has always been to buy a fish or coral because you like it and not because it is a rare color. I will end it at that and extend to you the olive branch since this is probably not the forum to air our differences.

Bryan

 

[DonavonsReef]

Agreed, everyone has an opinion that does not make it right or wrong just a point of view. If you like it and it makes you happy thats all that matter. Bryan I do respect your opinion & everyone elses this world would be pretty boring without them. (How does it go, you say tomato I say tomatoe).
No hard fealings

 

[SDeckard]

Red Rics do exist

Red Rics do exist

I've got 3 of them.....

 

[DonavonsReef]

Those are Yumas.

 

[SDeckard]

Oops!

Oops!

Sorry I didn't see the ricordia FLORIDA specification....

 

[DonavonsReef]

N/P they are very nice none the less.

 

[sportsguy247]

Reefraft deff gets great stuff. I wish we could get it here in the US.

 

[tcup]

dumb question

dumb question

it never hurts to ask, so here goes. can you not corals shipped in from canada?

 

[jenz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7481382#post7481382 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Azurel
Looks like photo-shop to me or deceptive lighting.....If not I want some of those pink and white ones.......Although the orange and green would be sweet too. Like I said in my post I could be wrong too, I don't have first hand experience diving for them....I would have to see it first hand in my tank...

This stuff kills me. "There are a few landlocked people who only see a very select color arrangement of ricordia. I am luck enough to live in Florida & dive the waters around here (So i might see a few more things that the people who live in the mid-west will never see."

Next time you are diving take us a photo. Or should I just tell you to say hi to Victor, Bruce, Bob and Marcus the next time you are in Miami picking out your ricordia.

The Reef Raft photos are shopped. No ifs ands or buts. Funny that the photos are from a supplier in Canada. I am sure they get it right from the diver in Haiti when he returns to the dock.

You can do anything with a photo

There is NO photoshop or deceptive lighting on these photos. Everything is taken under 20K XM and the photo was taken when we first received the shipment... thus, everything is under stress.

The colors of corals comes out and displays its brightness/intensity when the coral is stress.... wouldn't you agree????

Here are some more sample photos....

http://s31.photobucket.com/albums/c375/RRaft/Ricordea collection/?start=0

Look at Bryan's pictures, the background is the same color as the Ricordea.... thats photoshopped. You have to it to believe it, before accusing someone. I should have a shipment coming real soon.... and I'm inviting you to come here to see.

Just look at our galleries... do you think these are photshopped?

http://www.reefraft.ca/ourgallery.asp

Thanks

 

[jenz]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7445940#post7445940 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by Azurel
From what I understand this info was coming from a large supplier of Florida ricordea, that there is no real such thing as a true red ricordea just a different color form of orange, and there is no true yellow in the sense of canary yellow or like likeness of the range of colors in yellow. If you see one that looks yellow most likely it is a bleached green ricordea, which the true color may or may not come back. All I can say is in the 22 years of reefing I have never seen a Florida ricordea that I said "Damn that's red or WOW that's yellow". That's also not to say I couldn't be wrong I have just never seen it or have anybody that is in the "know" tell me they have seen them.

You are right... THERE IS NO REAL RED OR YELLOW RICORDEA. HOWEVER, THERE IS A PINKISH COLOR, LILAC THAT WE HAVE SEEN MANY TIMES. THE REDS AND YELLOWS ARE BLEACHED BECAUSE THEY ARE STRESSED, THUS, THE COLOR THAT SHOWS. CORALS ALSO REACT TO DIFFERENT LIGHTING, DIFFERENT CAMERAS ETC.

thank you.

 

[Estey]

I happen to live right near Reef Raft and have bought lots of ricordia from them as I am sure they will agree. They get some of the most unusual colors I have ever seen.

I admit I was skeptical at first but after going to the store for the first time when I saw the pictures they are 100% accurate. They actually look even better in person than in the pictures.

Derek

 

[Lukan]

Yup being from T.O. I see those Ric's when they come in. No photoshopping in here.

Do agree with Estey. They look even better in person. They change colour depending on your lighting.

 

[Bryan Thompson]

JENZ Do you get them from Cuba? That may be why we don't see those color morphs in the US.

Bryan

 

[Patwa]

RR definitely does not photoshop their stuff....trust me on this...I shop there all the time and what I see in the pics is what I see in their tanks.

Cuban rics are usually what we get up here in Toronto (via ReefRaft)....it's always a treat to check out what they bring in...i've acquired some AMAZING coloured rics over the years from them....yellows, bright green, orange, orange-pink, even purple!!!...but, alas... i'm still looking hard for a red

sucks to be an American in this regard.......you can't get the nice cigars, and now, you're missing out on some of the best coloured floridas around....bring the peace!!!! if u trade with China, why not Cuba!!!!! hahahah

Zach

 

[Cellenzweig]

I've gotta agree with the guys above. Reef Raft brings in some of the nicest pieces I've ever seen. And the photo's are pretty accurate...

I don't know how they do it, but these guys manage to land colonies of many of the corals you see sold as outragously priced frags in the US.

 

[nickster]

yes RR has some AMAZING corals coming in through their doors - I may add not only Rics but Zoos and acros are top-shelf quality...

T.O. is the reefers Shangri-La.... yeeeeeehaaa!!!!

 

[Quatro]

Hi jenz,

I sent you a pm


Everyone, I think the experts stated above that ricordea floridas can become stressed/bleached and the colors will shift. BUT, sometimes those colors stay and you get a color that is not normal, hence the rare yellows, pinks, and purples. Also, Bryan stated in another thread that in the wild some ricordeas go through a color change, and when collected at the right time, that color will stay.

Here is an example of my yellow rics under a 96 watt quad PC, so you know the colors are true. These rics seems pretty yellow to me, but it's JMO, so whatever you think...

 

[smp]

This is a ricordea I grabbed from RR, I know it's not super rare or anything, but this was a LEFTOVER because I ALWAYS miss out on the new shipments:

One day I'll get there in time, hopefully.
Also, I'de like to add that I'm one of the people that isn't concerned with rarity, I'm simply concerned with "wow, that's beautiful", rare or not.

 

[mr.wilson]

Patwa is correct. They are Cuban riccordea. Tricolour (green/orange/yellow) and a light strawberry colour, are among the colour (color) varieties available.

What kind of colour morphs of riccordea did Mao Zedong offer Nixon to renew trade ties with China?

You guys will have all the riccordea you want once Castro dies. For now this is your only supplier.

http://www.nsgtmo.navy.mil/

 

[Buddy Pine]

I've noticed viewing some corals above the tank is much better than from the side view. Reef Raft shoots most of their photos from above and sometimes less than a foot deep, which I think shows better colorations. Here are all the Rics photo (side view) I've acquired from them under 2xMH 400W 20k SE, 1xMH 250W 20K DE, 2x 140W 60" Actinic 03 Blue.

Ever since the arrival of digital photography, we less appreciate the true photographer's talents. The world is spoiled in special effects. Remember when we used film cameras? and wait a week for prints to be developed?