Ricordia Florida and Ricordia Yuma - How can you tell them apart?

[puddlekeeper]

I have what I have been told is a Yuma and another one is supposedly a Florida ....

I didn't know that there were any native coral in Arizona :hammer:

What are the differences between the 2 so a person knows what they are spending money on?

Those tiny things are fairly costly ...

 

[paintballer768]

Yumas have bubbles up the sides of their mouths as ricordeas do not. Ill let someone else explain the price difference cuz Id like to know that too

 

[Nate82]

prices have to do with importation and coloration yumas are from indonesia i believe while ricordeas are from florida you have to take shipping into account as florida is obviously much closer making ricordeas generally a tad cheaper

 

[AquaSD]

Hope some pictures will help out.

Here are some pictures of Yuma Ricordeas:

Here are some pictures of Florida Ricordeas:

They both have different patterns and coloration to them. Looking at them more will help you distinguish the two.

 

[CoralGeeks]

The tentacles on Ricordea Florida are very uniform (same size) and are not on the mouth. Tentacles on Ricordia Yuma have no uniform size and they are found on the mouth.

As for prices, it all depends on what somebody thinks its worth.

 

[Hypertek99]

Yep the Yumas have bubbles on the mouth and the flordias don't.