How difficult is it to keep Ricordea Yuma?

Intermediate. This is an intermediate-level species. Some prior experience and knowledge of environmental management are recommended.

What is the ideal temperature for Ricordea Yuma?

The ideal temperature for Ricordea Yuma is 24〜26℃. Avoid sudden temperature changes and maintain a stable environment.

What is the typical price for Ricordea Yuma?

The price of Ricordea Yuma varies significantly depending on variety, size, and individual quality. Check our market price page for the latest pricing information.

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Ricordea Yuma

Q: What should I feed Ricordea Yuma?

Ricordea Yuma feeds on: Nutrition from its zooxanthellae plus echinoderms, crustaceans, small fish and zooplankton.. Aim for a balanced diet with appropriate feeding frequency.

Intermediate

Ricordea yuma

A corallimorph with a mouth that takes up much of the disc and bead-like tentacles arranged in a spiral from the centre. It is traded in vivid, often fluorescent colours and builds no skeleton.

Difficulty

Intermediate

Temperature

24〜26℃

Diet

Nutrition from its zooxanthellae plus echinoderms, crustaceans, small fish and zooplankton.

About

Ricordea yuma is a corallimorph in the family Ricordeidae, found in shallow tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific. Unlike the related scleractinians it builds no calcareous skeleton, and phylogenomic work shows corallimorphs are not descendants of stony corals that lost calcification but a sister clade that never had it. The oral disc is large, with bead-like tentacles spiralling out from the centre, and connects ventrally through a thin column to a foot disc. It reproduces asexually by marginal budding, in which a section of the disc margin carrying tentacles and a duplicated mouth elongates and detaches; this appears to be how it monopolises substrate quickly. On disturbed reefs it competitively excludes reef-building corals from settling, and raised nutrient loads favour corallimorphs in that competition. In aquariums it sometimes shows melting syndrome, losing shape and tentacles over several days; the cause is unknown, with an unidentified pathogen and the move from natural to artificial lighting both proposed. Having no skeleton, it is not covered by the CITES coral listings.

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