Smokin-Reefer Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Well, 2 hours round trip for these bad boys... The guy told me they were florida, but I don't know how to tell them apart from yuma. There is acctually one huge funny shaped ric that has 6 mouths, and then a few smaller single polyps on the rock. I paid $34 for them, They are my first rics. What color are they? What do you think? a closeup Link to comment
Cesar Posted December 28, 2004 Share Posted December 28, 2004 Niiiiice dude. I love Ricordeas. I can have a whole tank dedicated to them, Hahaha. Link to comment
Smokin-Reefer Posted December 28, 2004 Author Share Posted December 28, 2004 I'm pretty excited about them as well, I'm hoping they split soon so I can do some thermos trades w/ you guys. I'm stoked about stocking! Link to comment
EtOH_is_good Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 nice dude. multi mouth indicates more likely to be ric florida. Link to comment
Smokin-Reefer Posted December 29, 2004 Author Share Posted December 29, 2004 which ones are more desirable? Florida or yuma? I ask because I've never had any, nor have I had an oppourtunity to get some, hence, I never researched them Link to comment
EtOH_is_good Posted December 29, 2004 Share Posted December 29, 2004 all are desirable. nr had a raging discussion over rics the last few weeks. florida seems to more readily available currently. they also seem easier to propagate. yuma pink was really rare in the past. i've seen yuma prices easily above 100. Link to comment
Smokin-Reefer Posted December 29, 2004 Author Share Posted December 29, 2004 Yea, I read that wicked thread a week or two ago, people sure can act like #######s. The thing I thought was....Aren't floridas illegal to collect now due to cities? For some reason I thought they couldn't get anything out of the carribean now. Do you know anything about that? thanks again, Etoh. Link to comment
BKtomodachi Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 I think the carribean is still open, although america specifically I dont know about. Those are floridas also, and they sure do look nice. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Yeah...and enough ppl have floridas so they can be aquacultured a lot easier. Yumas are freakin expensive still. Pink Yumas usually go for $150 MINIMUM for 1 polyp. Link to comment
Smokin-Reefer Posted December 30, 2004 Author Share Posted December 30, 2004 pfft. 100 dollars for a single polyp is freakin-re-dic-u-lous. But people like you allow it to continue! DAMN YOU, AND YOUR CALIFORNIA CONNECTION! Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Haha. yeah, I probably wouldn't get the stuff if I had to pay full price. helpful to have the "california connection." Link to comment
Smokin-Reefer Posted December 30, 2004 Author Share Posted December 30, 2004 Word, don't forget me when you want to frag that stuff. Quit F'ing with me and tell me it came!?!?! Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 it didn't...but i didn't miss the delivery guy or anything...tracking info still says "out for delivery - in transit" Link to comment
Smokin-Reefer Posted December 30, 2004 Author Share Posted December 30, 2004 GODDDDDDD. It's probably in the back of some jerks truck, whilst he pulls over to sit down and eat. innevitably, he's going to forget all about it and you won't see it till tommorow at 4:45. I hope I'm right, So I get mine first. muwhahahahahah. Link to comment
Tigahboy Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 Haha...too bad. I just got it. http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread...4285#post404285 Link to comment
BKtomodachi Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 AHAHA nice stools man. lol. Link to comment
Smokin-Reefer Posted December 30, 2004 Author Share Posted December 30, 2004 Damn, I've never had nice "stools" my whole life...they always smell pretty bad...ahhh that was lame! lol Link to comment
bikinibottom Posted January 26, 2005 Share Posted January 26, 2005 It's stony corals that are illegal to take out of Florida and most parts of the Caribbean. Soft corals are allowed, but can be on pieces of substrate no bigger than the size of a quarter. The reason everything is cheaper in CA is because the Pacific trade is largely unregulated. Those guys are literally ripping apart their coral reefs to make a buck. I don't know what's worse, purposefully destroying the reef to make money, or ignorantly doing it by run-off from land-based activities. By the way, Ricordia florida comes from the Atlantic and Caribbean and are generally more brightly colored than Ricordia yuma, which are a Pacific species. Enjoy! Link to comment
Pixtaker Posted January 28, 2005 Share Posted January 28, 2005 Nice rics! Lincoln, eh? You have a good lfs there? I get back there (raised in Omaha, wife is from Tecumseh) about 3-4 times a year...if u have a good store I'll have an excuse to go to Lincoln ohter than finding Husker clothes to annoy the Texans with Link to comment
BKtomodachi Posted January 30, 2005 Share Posted January 30, 2005 I'm from the grand platte area.... bikinibottom: a couple of things.... much less damage is being done to reef ecosystems than people imagine, most are just uninformed. And I think yumas can me more colorful. Link to comment
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