wavemaster Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Got a new torch coral for my biocube 29. Where is the best spot to place it? My frogspawn is doing great up high. Currently the torch is on the bottom where it is far away from the other corals. Anybody keep a torch coral in their biocube with stock lighting? Link to comment
cpetrosky Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 care should be fairly similar to a frogspawn. you can put it near the frogspawn as well as euphilia corals cant sting each other. make sure both are away from other corals tho!!! Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Euphyllia glabrescens (the torch) is very different from Euphyllia divisa/paradivisa (the frogspawn), despite being very similar and from the same genus, and they should not touch. Torches have one of the most potent stings out there and will attack everything near them. Their tentacles can get 6" long, so make sure to give them plenty of space. Link to comment
buddythelion Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Euphyllia glabrescens (the torch) is very different from Euphyllia divisa/paradivisa (the frogspawn), despite being very similar and from the same genus, and they should not touch. Torches have one of the most potent stings out there and will attack everything near them. Their tentacles can get 6" long, so make sure to give them plenty of space. Oh ho ho! Already beat me to the punch line. Ben's 100000% right. Torches will usually kick another Euphy's donkey synonym. I know because mine stung my frogspawn, I didn't think my torch would get sweepers that large. More flow will promote longer sweepers. If you can keep a Frogspawn, then your torch should be fine. Similar care requirement. Link to comment
wavemaster Posted December 6, 2012 Author Share Posted December 6, 2012 Thanks for the warning. Will the torch be Ok if left on the sand? That is where it is farthest away from the other corals, or should I move it higher where it will get more light? Link to comment
patback Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I got mine in the sand. Just keep any fleshy parts Above and it will be fine. Link to comment
Reeftech Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 Mine is also in the sand. Link to comment
Bill Nye Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I wouldnt believe how aggressive torches are unless I saw it for myself. I was at a fellow reefers house with a 125 and he had a very large torch pretty high up in his rock work that bleached a large green slimer colony about 1 foot away!!! I couldn't believe it but he said he saw it in the act. I just bought a tiny torch frag but I believe the guy fragged it poorly so there was no skeleton on one side and it promptly died of brown jelly Link to comment
TeflonTomDosh Posted December 6, 2012 Share Posted December 6, 2012 I wouldnt believe how aggressive torches are unless I saw it for myself. I was at a fellow reefers house with a 125 and he had a very large torch pretty high up in his rock work that bleached a large green slimer colony about 1 foot away!!! I couldn't believe it but he said he saw it in the act. I just bought a tiny torch frag but I believe the guy fragged it poorly so there was no skeleton on one side and it promptly died of brown jelly Mine was also on the sandbed away from everyone else. Love your show btw Link to comment
NewfieLov Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Hello all! It's been about a month since I introduced my torch coral into my tank. Two or three days ago, I noticed a few little tentacle tips of one of the 7 heads were chopped off. I figured that one of my Perculas that likes hosting it was being too rough (despite having a very nice BTA to play in). Anyhow, I posted in the "damaged torch coral forum" and many said just to leave it alone. Today I noticed a few more tips were clipped from another of the 6 heads and also noticed that the first damaged head had telltale signs of jelly disease! So, I removed the torch and dipped in coral dip for 10 minutes and carefully removed 2 of the 7 heads. I was doing my usual Friday water change, and saw that my Pom Pom crab had quite a few torch coral clippings in its claws, waving them around as makeshift PomPoms, almost in a victory dance; trophy in hand. I'm wondering if the PomPom crab is responsible for clipping the torch to make up for the PomPoms it is missing? Or could it be some other assailant? I have: 2 scarlet hermits (small), 2 blue hermits (tiny), emerald Mythrax (small), skunk cleaner shrimp (getting too big), and banded trochus snails plus the PomPom and the 2 Perculas. Any ideas you guys? I'd hate to lose my really nice torch. Water is pretty nice: pH: 8.4, Amm: 0ppm, NO2: 0ppm, NO3: 2ppm, phos: .03, Ca: 425, dKH: 7.7 and cool 78F. Any insight is much appreciated in advance. Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 I'm wondering if the PomPom crab is responsible for clipping the torch to make up for the PomPoms it is missing? No. Also, why necro this particular thread? Link to comment
Markburns43 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Are you sure Jedi? I've never seen personally a torch coral used by a Pom Pom but if they loose there anemones they will find something to replace them I thought? It makes sense doesn't it. What else do you think possibly would "clip" off a torch tip? I mean multiple. Clippings is strange. What else do you have in the tank ? Link to comment
jedimasterben Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Yep, they mention the torch has a bacterial infection and is more than likely shedding tentacles as its polyps decay. Link to comment
Markburns43 Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Sorry when I posted I thought this was one of three posts looked back later and there was more info on it having an infection prior. Thanks Link to comment
NewfieLov Posted January 30, 2016 Share Posted January 30, 2016 Thanks for the insights. The torch coral actually had no infection at all. It was only after I saw that the tentacles looked cleanly cut (no deteriorating) that a few days after, the head became infected with the jelly disease. I can understand if the jelly disease started first and then I saw tentacles falling away. Link to comment
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