Ricordias never splitting??

[mkengr45]

I have several ricordias and they have never grown new mouths or split or anything like that. I have had a few of them for over a year, and they have gotten big but never reproduced squat. I have some greens, blues, and 1 pink. They are in a 30 cube with 40# LR using 250w 20k halide, closed loop with SCWD, I dose bionic combo of stuff, and feed DT' and brine shrimp. They will eat the brine like crazy, I squirt a few on top of them and they close up around it, then the next day they look all swolen and plump and beautiful but they are not reproducing. Do I have to chop them in half to get this to happen or what. All levels are great and I really dont dose any additives except for the Bionic alkalinity and calcium. I use oceanic salt. WHATS THE DEAL HERE FOLKS. All my LPS are doing great, adding new mouths and growing. Someone please tell me something. Should I start pumping up the iodine? Coral Vital? Strontium & molybdenum? Kalkwasser? etc......... I have every friggin additive you can add but am really trying to stay away from putting all these things in the tank. Thanks for your advice




Randy

[scuba_steveo]

Be very careful adding iodine. It is very easy to overdose.

[mkengr45]

Like I said, " I really dont dose any additives except for the Bionic alkalinity and calcium".

[FSU]

I have some rics that I have fragged going on 4 times in about 2 months. I cut mine with a razor blade. Make sure to get part of the mouth if you decide to do this. Also, they heal very quickly as some of mine have healed into a circle within a couple days! I usually frag them into 4ths. HTH!

[mkengr45]

Well I guess that is what I will have to do. I will cut them in halfs until I get more experience with chopping them up. I was just puzzled because I have seen pictures of peoples ricordias that have 2 mouths, and was wondering why mine never did that. Thanks for the advice.


Randy

[jaded]

speaking of healing fast... I had a ric that ended up upside down under the rock it is attached to during my recent tank move. I didnt notice him missing for several days. It wasnt a pretty site when I turned him over but 24 hours later he was looking like a ric again... 48 hours later he has a mouth and it almost circular in shape again and 72 hours later hes perfect (but a bit smaller)

[Tim Marvin]

lets see a picture if the pink one. I am interested in showing you how to frag them, as well as trade you a frag for a piece of the pink one. Is it hot pink?