Aussie Gold Torch

[Randy’s reef]

What’s the deal with Aussie golds? I keep hearing bad things about long term keeping of them, people say they always end up dying a year or so after for no reason , anyone else heard this and know why?

 

[Jekyl]

Everybody wants the really expensive corals. Bound to be failures.

 

[DropoffCorals]

Extremely high death rates. Just melt after 3-6 months. We stopped selling them

 

[Randy’s reef]

Everybody wants the really expensive corals. Bound to be failures.

Yeah but what’s causing the failure in the Aussie gold torch

 

[Jekyl]

Yeah but what’s causing the failure in the Aussie gold torch

Inexperienced reefers wanting the new shiny corals. Buying the best and most expensive before trying the cheaper ones.

 

[Randy’s reef]

Inexperienced reefers wanting the new shiny corals. Buying the best and most expensive before trying the cheaper ones.

I mean I heard a few experienced reefers that still have this problem with aussies

 

[Mandalorian]

I also think quality of corals and fish lately has vastly decreased between the quality I used to get back in the late 90's 2000's, Torch's back then were dirt cheap, green and purplish brown tips/ sometimes white.

 

[Jekyl]

I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure the gold torches have to travel around the world before they end up in our tanks. I'm willing to bet ones from local reefers rather than online do much better.

 

[Randy’s reef]

I may be wrong but I'm pretty sure the gold torches have to travel around the world before they end up in our tanks. I'm willing to bet ones from local reefers rather than online do much better.

Great point cause I had a friend that had one for 4 years and everyone else is like only 6 months so it’s weird but great point lol