Ricordea growth

[Patrick76]

How fast does everyones ricordea grow?

 

[daugherty]

it all depends on the tank. they can start growing in a week or they may never grow. i have some mushrooms that have been my tank for a year and jsut now started to split.

 

[Patrick76]

Year I thought these things grow like crazy.

 

[daugherty]

sometimes they grow like crazy and some times they dont split ever. my xenia on the other had is out of control.

 

[dcantucson]

I have found ricordea to be a lot slower growing than mushrooms.

 

[winyfrog]

Ric are generally slower growers, then other mushrooms. Mine grow different in all of my tanks.

 

[Bifferwine]

Winy and dcan are right, ricordea are on the slow side, which is why they are pricier than other types of mushrooms.

 

[Patrick76]

Ok i was just wondering i read some where that they produce about 12 new ones in a year.

 

[RyanG]

I would buy that Patrick, my three have turned into 16-18 in nine months, with better tank conditions I could see a dozen or so.

 

[Patrick76]

Oh ok do they just keep popping up on the same rock?

 

[dcantucson]

I wished mine would grow like that, Ryan.

 

[reefpanda]

i have a ricordea and it started losing color
like its mouth when from a neon green to a light green
what could possibly be the problem

 

[yvr]

I have kept numerous Ricordia's with good success, so good in fact that I have to frequently pull some out of my tank. Like mushrooms, I believe that they prefer a tank with elevated Iodine concentrations at approx. .06ppm and I supplement with TM Pro Coral Iodine or another similar product as required. Hope this helps.