ric question

[drty811]

where should i have my ric placed in my tank?
its in my ten with 96watts of PC....any suggestions will help
right now i have it on the bottom

 

[incysor]

What color is it? All of my green/blue ones seemed to like shadier areas of the tank, where the pink/orange ones liked the bright areas.

B

 

[drty811]

pink and orange....its on the bottom in the light.

should i eventually move him closer to the surface or just leave him on the bottom.

 

[incysor]

In that small a tank with that much light, I'd say leave it where it is if it looks happy.

B

 

[djconn]

Yeah, I have both of mine on the bottom with 64 watts of PC in my 5.5. They have done fine.

 

[drty811]

thanks for the info...hes still new in the tank so ill let him be for the time being....for the price i payed for him i didnt want to put him somewhere he didnt like or would hurt him. thanks again

 

[perpetual98]

Just keep an eye on it. The darker ones (blue & green) tend to like more shade, while the lighter ones prefer more direct light. If it starts to look bad, try moving it. Just my .02

 

[mikeguerrero]

I only do well with the orange florida ricordia and the green yuma. All other yumas melted in my tank in under two weeks.

Mike

 

[drty811]

did they melt cause of to much light? or was it something else?

 

[djconn]

Some rics just 'melt' for no apparent reason. I, unfortunately, have had many of mine do that. All my other rics did fine but just a few would wither away...

 

[drty811]

thats crappy....for what they cost....i would cry. :cry: :mrgreen:

 

[mikeguerrero]

Only the Yumas died and it wasn't because of light. My ric and other mushrooms were really happy.

I listened to my LFS and purchased two really rare pink yumas, spent about $140 then they died in two weeks.

My florida ric just kept blooming and is gorgeous in color; so I recommend florida rics.

I really believe they are temp sensistive and my tank at the time was a 12 gallon cube that had a lot of fluctuate temps. 74 degrees to 84 in a given day; needless to say, as sensitive as those yumas are they were a gooner.

I wish I would've posted about them before I purchased.... :cry:


Mike

 

[drty811]

140 in two weeks....gone, i would of definitly cried :cry: :mrgreen:

i have my temp in my ten pretty balanced.....i havent had any flucuations.

 

[mikeguerrero]

They might survive, because they hate temp swings, Rbaby can tell you that.

Mike

 

[drty811]

heres the pic i said i would get...

 

[mikeguerrero]

Those are gorgeous, where are they at? LFS? Friends?

Mike

 

[drty811]

thats my new addition to my ten gallon.....my favorite part of the tank...will get more in the future, when i can afford it :mrgreen:

 

[incysor]

Nice. I've got a few in my 75g. They seem to be a bit hardier than some of the others.

B