Ricordea problem.

[Treef]

I bought a few polyps of zoa's a while back and they are beginning to spread across the rock i have them on but recently a Ricordea began to grow out of the same rock and has begun to grow large enough to push against the zoa's and even cover a polyp or two. Is there anyway of removing the ric from the rock, and not kill it? I was told that I could just cut it off at the base but wouldn't the ric just grow back from the base?

 

[alfani]

removing the ric is not a problem but you might have trouble putting it back to a LR, removing the zoas might be easier if it's not a whole lot

 

[ming]

I don't see how a zoa is much easier to remove as theres usually a lot more of them compared to ric's. Just get a tupperware with rubble rock and the ric's will attach in time

 

[Treef]

I would rather remove the ric because I like where the zoa's are placed and also because i have too many ricordea's in my tank atm.

 

[alfani]

removing the zoa is easy, peel one and the rest will follow.

 

[ming]

removing the zoa is easy, peel one and the rest will follow.

You make it sound so easy. I have a 10" rock full of these ugly grey zoo's which I can't seem to remove. I try to 'peel' them, but I usually end up removing the 'head' only, and not the base and they regrow. Theres probably hundreds of them on the rock. Its been banned to my jawfish tank because I don't want it to spread further.

 

[KathyC]

I would rather remove the ric because I like where the zoa's are placed and also because i have too many ricordea's in my tank atm.

Really? I didn't think that was possible! lol

Just be gentle when you try & move the ric off the rock. They tear easily and it may not heal if damage the foot too much. Follow the directions the guys gave you above to re-home the ric.

 

[Treef]

Has anyone ever tried to cover a Ricordea or partially block it so it doesn't get light and wait for it to detach? One of the ones that I first received from my brother detached itself from the rock it was on during the 8 hour drive down to my house.

 

[thirty5]

I would say that if the ric came off te rock in hours then there were other reasons. If that were totally true then you would have a big problem, cause your tank lights are off more than 8 hours...

Romove the ric with a razor blade, it will be fine.

 

[basiab]

If shrooms are stressed they will detach from the rock. It was not the dark that made it detach it was the stress of not being in its normal environment.