Shroom ID
- Thread starter altimas
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dragonette
Yes, its LIVE rock.
are the green parts bumpy? could be anything from some kind of ricordea morph... to maybe even a mini carpet anemone s. tapetum.
awesome colors though!
awesome colors though!
ArapaimaGiga
New member
wow... nice color... looks like some type of ricordea...
stewart1019
New member
I'm curious as to what it'll look like full-grown. Looks nice
dragonette
Yes, its LIVE rock.
is it kinda sticky if you touch it? does it accept food like mysis or something?
It's a Ricordea yuma, unfortunately it looks sick. I see way too many yumas come in like this at the wholesalers unfortunately. Keep it out of direct light and hopefully it will do better.
dragonette
Yes, its LIVE rock.
not trying to argue but how did you come to the solid conclusion that its a yuma?
Yumas usually have a lining on the edge of small polyps, along with a raised mouth. When they get sick they lose color and become shrunk.
Im not trying to be difficult but I dont see any yuma resemblence? I cant identify any similarities short of the thread starter saying that the green parts were 'bumpy'
Can you explain?
Jess
Heres one of my yumas
Project Reef- I thought it looked like some type of ricordea, but I wasn't too sure. It's next to, but not touching, some zoas. Do zoas hurt mushrooms?
Dragonette- I've touched it, but it doesn't feel sticky, just squishy. As for feeding it, it doesn't seem to hold onto any food.
N00b question: Are all corals supposed to close up at night and reopen during the day, or do they stay open?
Dragonette- I've touched it, but it doesn't feel sticky, just squishy. As for feeding it, it doesn't seem to hold onto any food.
N00b question: Are all corals supposed to close up at night and reopen during the day, or do they stay open?
Precisely. You are describing a healthy Ricordea yuma. Once they 'go bad' they shrink, slowly lose color (although the coloration can maintain for quite some time as they gradually waste away). I've seen hundreds, if not thousands of Ricordea yuma in homes of hobbyists, various retailers and wholesalers over the years that do the same thing and look exactly like altimas photo.
Never buy a Ricordea yuma that is deflated, has an open mouth or has unusually bright color and missing is missing bulbeous nodules.
Ricordea florida on the other hand tend to come in looking like absolute dog vomit, yet puff up nicely over short periods of time. Ricordea yuma unfortunately many times have weird bacterial infections, are not collected correctly and mishandled. You get way more yuma deaths. Especially the exotic colors. I would say for every 10 Ricordea yuma in the hot pink/pink/red/true purple color morphs, 9 of them are on their way out and 1 may live. Even that one that is healthy usually gets light shocked in the hobbyist's tanks. It's imperative to keep these animals somewhat shaded and out of direct halides if you want to keep them long term.
Most people who can afford to buy these exotic $100 and $200 dollar ricordeas have intense Metal Halides or HO T5's. They want to show off their piece and therefore display them in areas which are smothered with bright lights. They can do well under MH or HOT5's, however unless it's a captive grown piece or a piece that has been in rotation in other hobbyist's tank for years, place them in lower light areas.
dragonette
Yes, its LIVE rock.
I really hope it lives! especially if it is a yuma that would be one awesome specimen!
project reef: thank you for your information
Jess
