LF: Rics (Calgary)

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Originally Posted by Reef_Geek

Just as I was talking about not having been into Gold Aquarium for a couple of weeks, I found myself wanting to stop in to see if they had anything new. Bad idea. $150 and 3 LPS later....

Anyway, I browsed to see if they had any Ricordia left while I was there. I found two tiny ones that no one will notice unless you look really hard. They have a bare bottom tank on the second shelf in the center aisle displaying corals for sale. Look at this tank at the end that is closest to the front of the store. There's a redish mushroom rock and a few large feather dusters. Under this pile, there are two separate Ricordea, very tiny, about only 1 cm in diameter. You'll have to point it out and ask how much they want for it. Keep in mind that I bought mine at 1.5" diameter at $20. I believe these are the same species from the same source.

Here's an updated photo taken today of this ricordia in my tank, grown under 250w metal halide in a 26 gallon bow front. I dose AquaVitro Vibrance (ie Iodide). It's got a purple rim now and its mouth is brighter green.

Wow! That looks gorgeous.

Maybe I'll run over there tomorrow night instead of waiting until the weekend.

Funny how a quick browse turns into something much more costly than that.