Rics, Florida or Yuma?

[noirsphynx]

Does anyone know how to tell the difference between Florida Ricordia & Yuma Ricordea? Here's some pics of my rics & other mushrooms and any help identifying what type they are would be great. I have several labelled as rics but that's just an assumption, they weren't labelled in the store.

http://canreef.com/vbulletin/album.php?albumid=7

[marie]

Generally speaking yumas have bubbles that carry on up the mouth area, floridas have smooth mouths.
In your pics the first 4 and the last one are yumas, I can't tell with the bleached one (labeled white with fluorescent green tips)

[noirsphynx]

Hmmm, interesting. So then is my bright orange ric that I THOUGHT was a florida really a yuma? The white one is a hairy mushroom.

Generally speaking yumas have bubbles that carry on up the mouth area, floridas have smooth mouths.
In your pics the first 4 and the last one are yumas, I can't tell with the bleached one (labeled white with fluorescent green tips)

[OCDP]

Well I am by no means a coral ID'ing expert, but in my opinion, they all look like Yuma's and Mushrooms.. I thought Ricordia had "same" size little bulbs, and Yuma took on smaller and larger "bulbs"... again, I am no coral ID expert :lol:

The orange one in my opinion looks like Yuma... but I have to admit it has a very similar characteristics to Ricordia.. I am simply going off of what I have kept and what I've seen.. so hopefully someone can give you correct ID's. I am interested to know myself.

Just my two cents...

[marie]

Hmmm, interesting. So then is my bright orange ric that I THOUGHT was a florida really a yuma? The white one is a hairy mushroom.

Yep its a yuma too. Here is a pic of 1 of my floridas check out the mouth area

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/mariesnell/2006_0107rics0043.jpg

[noirsphynx]

After reading what Marie wrote I did a search and can definitely see what you mean about the rics mouth differences. I bought those rics last night from a LFS but never even asked if they were rics or not, I just assumed they were(they can't be just normal mushrooms right?). I got 6 of them on one rock, all are a slightly different color for $40 :biggrin:
I also discovered that Yumas will reproduce via leaving a piece of the foot behind when it moves(which my orange has done a couple times) and a Florida will split once it's large enough.

[noirsphynx]

Yep its a yuma too. Here is a pic of 1 of my floridas check out the mouth area

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v224/mariesnell/2006_0107rics0043.jpg

I LOOOOOVE that ric marie!!!! I need some that color.

[noirsphynx]

Curious now if anyone knows how to tell if these mushrooms are yumas or could they be something else entirely?

http://canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=7&pictureid=44
http://canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=7&pictureid=43
http://canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=7&pictureid=41
http://canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=7&pictureid=42

They really do look like rics to me but I just wanted to be sure, if that's possible.

[Skimmerking]

Curious now if anyone knows how to tell if these mushrooms are yumas or could they be something else entirely?

http://canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=7&pictureid=44
http://canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=7&pictureid=43
http://canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=7&pictureid=41
http://canreef.com/vbulletin/picture.php?albumid=7&pictureid=42

They really do look like rics to me but I just wanted to be sure, if that's possible.
those are Yuma yuma's i have some they grow retarded after you frag them i must of fragged mine about 30 times and its still huge

[noirsphynx]

those are Yuma yuma's i have some they grow retarded after you frag them i must of fragged mine about 30 times and its still huge

:multi:That's great, I'm glad I bought them for sure now! Thanks asmodeus!!