was bit by the FL Ricordea bug...

[MarvinsReef]

I bought a nice rock, full of FL rics... I counted 7-8 different color morphs in the rock... they are just awesome to photograph with the underwater camera... I hope to find a nice purple, yellow, and pink color morph to add to the mix... do those morphs even exists? anyway, here's some eye candy...

here's the shot of the rock shortly after putting it in the tank...

some close ups...

 

[MarvinsReef]

some shot with just (1) ATI Blue + & (1) 22k AquaScience bulb...

 

[zona322]

vary nice shots and some grate ricks. hope you find the other morph you are looking for
craig

 

[Reef Goddess]

Looks like a nice created rock. Welcome to a whole new addiction! If you wanna trade some sps I have a lot of ricordia on hand. ;]

True purple doesn't exist, just very dark blue and rare blue mixed with rose polyps.

 

[Ian]

these are purple, green and blue...

never seen a SOLID purple...

 

[Russellaqua]

Ricordia are great. They were one of my very first corals. Hearty and colorful!

 

[Reef Goddess]

Maybe they are purple under actinic lights. ;p I've seen tons and tons of ricordia, never any true purple not like you see with yumas. True red, hot light pink, and purple ricordia I have yet to see.

 

[Palancar]

You made a great find there with that many colors on the same rock. Great pictures, what type of camera are you using? Thanks for sharing.

 

[Just Clownin Around]

i have a orange inspired nano that i have about 10 different morphs in. my favorite is the teal rimmend with orange center and green mouh

 

[Azurel]

I have seen true purple, didn't start out that way though. They were a grey color kinda drab. After a couple months they turned grap koolaid color....

Your all done Marv, you shouldn't have done that......You didn't need another addiction.

 

[ReeferRob]

Very nice Marvin. Ric's are my all time favorite. Wait till you come see the rics I got from Tomasz!!!

 

[sprinklerdudes]

great pics

 

[MarvinsReef]

Thanks guys... I appreciate the kind words... I couldn't resist the look of a grownout & rock full of FL rics... just plain awesome... I don't think FL rics morph as much as other corals like z's/p's or lords... am I right to assume this?

 

[Azurel]

That is true Marv they don't like other corals, but can based on water temp and intensity of lighting at least in the wild. I have only had a few morph which could mean one of two things. A. the original color was not the true color or B. The water temp and lighting caused a change or caused the polyp to color shift to adapt to conditions. The ones I was talking about most likely were not the true color until they got in my tank and settled for a few months. So far out of all of the rics I have they have stayed the same color but a few have intensified but did not morph actual color of the polyp.

 

[Brad Syphus]

Great find Marvin. I've always been a huge fan of ricordia shrooms.

 

[ZOABOY]

Those are sweet.

 

[MarvinsReef]

Those are sweet.

Thanks...

can you tell I'm really liking these guys atm? :hammer:

 

[Azurel]

Nice shots Marv.....I knew you wouldn't beable to not love those rics.

 

[MarvinsReef]

Nice shots Marv.....I knew you wouldn't beable to not love those rics.

yup yup... they are definitely really really nice and hope I can keep them for a while... I plan to add a few more morphs as I find some interesting ones...

 

[fragger]

very nice piece