Rics not opening..

[Mavjoy]

I got some rics last week and they were doing good, but i moved them in the middle of the tank and they seem to close up and they look lighter in color. Is it better to move them all the way down to the sanbed? or just give them time to adjust?

 

[tbaquatics]

Are they florida rics or darn, brain freeze, can't remember the other species...ahh yeah, brain warmed up...yuma.

 

[Mavjoy]

i believe they're florida rics. it's the pic on my profile. i placed them on my sand bed for now. i'll wait for a few days and see what happens.

 

[cbrownfish]

What type of lighting do you have? Rics are fairly hardy but I have seen them shrink and be stressed from bright lighting. They usually begin to open back up as they acclimate. Do you know what lighting they were under previously?

 

[Mavjoy]

They're under T5s right now. My LFS where i got them are using T5s also with individual reflectors. It's causing them to look like that 'cause i think they were sitting up on my tank. My tank is not that deep only 12" including the sand bed.
I'll wait 'til this friday and see.