Ricordea Melted!!!

[kmu]

Today I found a dead rotting ricordea, it looks like its melting, I already siphoned it out.

About 6 weeks ago the same thing happened, what could be causing this?

I got 20 ricordeas and 40 more different sps, lps and soft corals and they all seem happy.


I even made my aquarium stink a little bit.

 

[dyer_maker]

I had something similar happen this week and I can't put my finger on it. One of mine just slowly disappeared, everything else is healthy and happy.

 

[romsoccer12]

maybe it was depressed and just couldnt handle life anymore

 

[Azurel]

Ricordea yuma? If so they have been known to do that for no apparent reason. I have had them do that before after being in the tank for months and years....Was this a new acquisition? Most likely a bacterial infection....Best thing to do is exactly what you did and get it out of there.....What are your parameters?

 

[buck326]

It is sad to lose a ric

 

[5h3rW1N]

agree..

 

[dc_951]

Welcome to ricordias

 

[Stormtrooper]

Be warned there has been cases when one Ric dissolves it can affect them
all wiping out the whole lot.:eek1:

Unfortunately I cant provide the cure but if you see any further signs of them
"melting" you should remove the ric immediately.