Ricordea and rubble

[Reefcake]

I bought several ricordea today; I attached larger pieces of rubble to the ones that had small fragments of rock because they were floating away from where I was placing them. However, there is one last one that has no rubble on which to attach it to a larger rock, and it has floated to the back of the tank

Any suggestions on how I can get it to attach somewhere, so that it stays in place? Thanks in advance.

 

[ming]

put it in a tupperware container with a bunch of rubble rock and a net over the top. in a few weeks it should attach to a rock

 

[Reefcake]

Great...thanks! I will give it a try.

 

[Marteen]

You can also use a rubber band to hold it down. I've heard of people tying string around them to keep them in place as well.

 

[ITALIANSAUSAGE]

i just did this and it worked. i got a wine glass and filled it with some nice size pieces of rubble. put the ric in and kept it out of the current. and it attached about 10 ,11 days later.

 

[ming]

I wouldn't do the rubberband method because most of the time it will slowly cut the ric in half and then you'll have 2 pieces of the ric, alive or not flying around in your tank

 

[mcnuggget]

10 days is a long time. it should attach in less a few days.

 

[emmanuel]

I have one of those breader containers from any lfs that hang on the rim of the tank and place rubble in it with the rick . If your lights are too bright place something on top of the container to shade it alittle

 

[Reefcake]

Thanks to all for your suggestions. I've placed it in a small plastic container covered with mesh that is secured with a rubber band. So far, so good. It's been 3 days and it's starting to open up (it was curled up in a little ball). I plan to leave it for at least a week to be safe, maybe more. Will keep you posted. Thanks!