Ricordia Florida

[nakazoru]

Hi all;

I juz bought some ric. Florida.

While I have been keeping yuma and discoma, these Florida seems so much smaller.

Question:

What can I do to may it grow really fast?

 

[keckles]

Feeding it will increase both growth and reproduction. Anything small and meaty will work.

 

[nakazoru]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7754002#post7754002 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by keckles
Feeding it will increase both growth and reproduction. Anything small and meaty will work.

How abt lights? Does the color do a part?

 

[keckles]

Better lighting will provide it with more usuable energy for growth. A lower rated kelvin bulb (more white than blue) puts out more PAR.

 

[UH_OH_5_OH]

keckles.....I am running 250 watt 20K MH bulbs....is this too much for Florida Ricordias.....?

 

[DonavonsReef]

Re: Ricordia Florida

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7752341#post7752341 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by nakazoru
Hi all;

I juz bought some ric. Florida.

While I have been keeping yuma and discoma, these Florida seems so much smaller.

Question:

What can I do to may it grow really fast?

Florida ricordia don't grow fast.. period. Regular feeding of meaty foods will stilulate it to grow & split.

 

[DonavonsReef]

<a href=showthread.php?s=&postid=7855060#post7855060 target=_blank>Originally posted</a> by UH_OH_5_OH
keckles.....I am running 250 watt 20K MH bulbs....is this too much for Florida Ricordias.....?

Florida Ricordia are collected in between 15-30 feet of water. Florida Rics love bright light. If they were in a tank with pc's acclimate them to the new light slowly.

 

[sarduci]

Mine are at the bottom of a 90g tank with 250w 20k de mh lights. They're happy growing between my frogspawns.