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MMAX 12-20-2008 05:26 PM

Getting a Ricordea to split...naturally
 
What's the best way to get a ricordea to split other than doing it yourself? Any particular area in the tank better than others? I have a single purple ric on a small piece of rock on the sandbed leaning up against a bigger rock.

Kabong 12-20-2008 06:07 PM

Feeding them will help speed up the growing/splitting cycle

dkcrx 12-20-2008 06:20 PM

just how you have it, in time it will spread to the other rock then you will have two.

FlamesFan 12-20-2008 07:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dkcrx (Post 370410)
just how you have it, in time it will spread to the other rock then you will have two.

+1

my single ric has split into 7 or 8 since since I got it 10 months ago. and its trying to split again right now.

marie 12-20-2008 10:10 PM

I have found a closely watched ricordea never splits :lol: . I have one that I've been keeping a close eye on and it's still just one, another that I had forgotten I had is now 5

scumchug 12-20-2008 10:24 PM

IME, this recipe for forcing them to split.

Feed them every second day
High light (MH)
after a couple months put them into complete darkness for a couple days. This is the tricky part. Too long, and you will kill them. Not long enough, and they won't split. I found around the 24 hour mark works well. +/- a few hours depending on type.

If all goes well each one will split into 3 or 4 smaller ones.

theredben 12-21-2008 01:30 PM

salt works
 
Although this is not specifically about a Ricordea, I had a bit of salt creep fall on my Rhodactis, right in the center, and it has now split into three. NOT the nicest way to do it, but pretty natural in my opinion.

niloc16 12-21-2008 05:18 PM

if it is on its own rock, rotate the rock so that the shroom it is away from the light and leave it there, it will eventually crawl back towards the light and leave babies along its path

MMAX 12-21-2008 05:46 PM

It might have a tough time crawling, it was floating around when I first got it so I glued it to the rock that it's currently on.

Oscar 12-21-2008 06:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by scumchug (Post 370458)
IME, this recipe for forcing them to split.

Feed them every second day

What do you feed them?


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