Any Ricca maniacs out there?

[CrashCourse]

Are there any ricca maniacs out there care to show pics? Very interested in ricca so would like to try and out here gathering information. Thanks!

[anarchy]

many ppl give up on riccia. usually newbie get facinated with the pearling bubbles. but after they realise that planted tank should be hassle-free, then they realise they were wasting time tying the riccia again and again.

let's keep it simple. planted tanks are hassle-free. so, hassle-free that i am going to the US for 3 months and leaving my mother to top up the water and dose fert. what i am saying is that do make simple things complicated. riccia needs trimming and every few months they need to be tied again to prevent floating.

[chua]

Yap. I agreed that ricca is a high maintainence plant.

But if you really like it and have the time. No harm trying it. People will not feel the satisfaction without trying it out in the first place.

[geoffrey]

I think you should ask how many here are riccia-phobic instead.

[wynx]

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On 11/24/2003 12:05:11 PM

I think you should ask how many here are riccia-phobic instead.
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I am one of those who are riccia phobic. Nice to look at but when it comes to maintainanc, it is another story altogether. Riccia is one of those plants that get people started on the hobby.

[sherchoo]

Hi,
I think for every planted tank aquarist in their lives, they should a least tried riccia at least once. It's indeed a beautiful plant to have in one's planted tank. It especially breathtaking to see them pearling. For anyone who wishes to try riccia, by all means go ahead. Simply use a mesh and net itr over any surface you wish. But be prepared as they will grow out of the netting and may need retying after awhile. Some said that regular trimming would keep them down but trimming prooves to be very messy and gets evrywhere making it impossible to clear. That's why people here has phobia against Riccia.

I've heard that mini-riccia would be a better choice but I can't offer any advise on this as I've not tried them myself. Anybody care to share your experience?

p/s: I'm Riccia-phobic too!

[lorba]

Yes, me too. The tank is plaqued by surviving riccia, spreading every and anywhere.

[theodore]

Maintaining mini riccia is just as troublesome as normal riccia, if not worse. They do grow slower than normal riccia but they are also a lot harder to tie to meshes, driftwood, etc (due to their size). Then again, maybe my fingers are too fat for my own good.

[TanVincent]

I have gotten rid of my riccias for 2 months now,.....and i still find traces of them here and there....

DOWN WITH RICCIAS.... (over-reacting)

Cheers
Vincent

[dx]

Heard that ricca can become "sinking type" after growing sometime in the tank. How true is it ?
Someone said grow ricca among hair glass or the like would be easier.
Just curious.

[voodoo]

c my 2 ft tank with riccia in the link below.

ya i started planted tank becouse of riccia... but the maintainance is tedious. 1 month had to retie once. everyone seen hollywood movies, any one thot of the crew backscene?

[theodore]

The sinking form is dark green (see my pic, just beside my xmas moss) and doesn't pearl unless it is under intense lighting. By the way, since it sinks, you will find it all over the tank, giving you an even worse nightmare than normal riccia.

[TBI]

i even had NIGHTMARES on riccia man! i dream of riccia everynite man! my dog bark when they saw riccia too!!!! my fishes dare not swim near them, my mosses hate them cuz they love to cling to them.
..........but i think newbie should give it a try!

[Georgeer]

Riccia are nice to scape your aquarium, especially when you tie them to various form driftwood. See mine past work:
http://www.arofanatics.com/members/g...r/latestsetup/

But the maintenance is very tedious, I have to kept throwing gravels over the lawn to keep the dislodged riccis clumps from floating. After a while realised my tank getting more and more gravel in it so had to change plants.

Swept out the whole tank and 3 1L ice cream tub full. Gave all to a forumer here for free.

After that switched to low maintenance plants like Jave fern, moss and so on.

If you like to see result fast, you can try Riccia. It will be fun to see them bubble.

[CrashCourse]

Man, that's encouraging. Seems like most people can't wait to make this plant extinct. That being the case, probably try it small scale, since it proves to be an exceptionally tough.

So most of you agree that ricca will give you migrane, headache, cerebral hemorrhage, decrease your lifespan and gives you high/low blood pressure?

[TBI]

in fact it will lenghten your life cuz u will be always having things to do man!
but if u stress out too much maybe will die young i think......
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[freemann]

Let me put it another way you can get rid of algae but you can't get rid of riccia. It is dark green now and all over the tank, if I don't remove most of it every week it will chocke the grasses and all else near the bottom.
I pray I removed it all when I moved plants in my new tank.So many tiny pieces everywhere.

[ah tong]

Riccia is a challenging plant, good for beginners cos it keeps you going especially during the first few months. I remembered shopping around for stuff to create an optimal environment for mine to pearl...
When it gets about 1 inch thick, thats when things start to float and the giving away starts!

[naturetan]

Riccia is not that difficult to me. I've friend whom love Riccia that made him grow inside his tank for years, and he taught me how to maintain it easily... Anyway, you do not need to retie it all over again, just take few minutes to do the trimming to the certain length will do.

Usually, it takes about 1-2 week to trim for normal riccia, and for mini, about 3-4 weeks. The secret to prevent floating is to keep trimming away the coarse looking part of riccia, and thin down its thickness initially. Through such regular trim, its base will stop floating and will grow finer everytime you trim. Then, gradually you can increase its thickness per trim without floating problem.

The hassle of Riccia, like what other mentioned, is getting stuck at other plants. It will stuck at my hairgrass, and christmas moss, and takes time and patience to remove...

I no longer grow Riccia as I'm now into very low maintenance, due to my busy schedule.

[Aeon]

Nurturing a Nature Aquarium is like Zen, patience and love is what you need, lol! I'm trying it!
Though not really a newbie, been keeping Nature aquariums since sec2, but stopped for a few years. now 20.