Torch or cristata ?

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When I purchased this Coral from a fellow hobbyist I was initially thinking that it was a cristata (he wasn’t sure ). The tentacles weren’t as long as they are now. After a couple weeks I’m thinking now that it’s a torch. Looking for opinions.

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Looks like torch to us! Take a look at the skeleton. If it's extremely short,thin/fragile, those are pretty good indicators of a cristata. Tentacles look a bit long to be a torch as well.

Pretty good article here:
 
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