Torch vs acanthophyllia: sting

[Miami Reef]

I bought the most beautiful acanthophyllia I’ve ever seen in my life. I put it next to my torch colony.

They haven‘t touched, but I closed the lights to feed the corals because the fish were stealing the food directly from their tentacles.

I saw 2-3 tentacles from the torch directly attached to the new acanthophyllia coral.

Will this be an issue?


Picture is to show the torch next to the acanthophyllia. I detached the torch‘s tentacles with a turkey baster, but that’s obviously only a temporary solution

 

[ninjamyst]

You need to separate them. My bet is the torch will win and eventually stress the other coral to death. I seen it with zoas, acros, acan, and more. Torch will torch any other coral it comes into contact with.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Agree with above, not worth the risk

 

[Shibaken3]

ill move it too, Nice acanthopyllia!

 

[Miami Reef]

Thanks guys.

I moved the torch more to the right.

How do you guys keep torches in a mixed reef? I can imagine these things taking over a large span. Torches aren’t my main focus, so it’s kind of nerve wracking knowing that anything in their path is as good as dead.

I have a small Goniopora and torch nearby. In several months, I might have the same issue here:

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Thanks guys.

I moved the torch more to the right.

How do you guys keep torches in a mixed reef? I can imagine these things taking over a large span. Torches aren’t my main focus, so it’s kind of nerve wracking knowing that anything in their path is as good as dead.

I have a small Goniopora and torch nearby. In several months, I might have the same issue here:

Simple, I don't


Ok so maybe it's due to me not wanting to dealt with euphyllia-eating flatworms but if I did keep them I'd do maybe sandbed or isolated rock (similar to what I did with my galaxea, pectinia and A. Pachysepta, even though ironically I've never seen a sweeper from either of them)

 

[Shibaken3]

I put mine on a floating rock so they are in the middle and not interfering with anything. The sad thing is I only got one torch yet lol

 

[Miami Reef]

I put mine on a floating rock so they are in the middle and not interfering with anything. The sad thing is I only got one torch yet lol

With time, that torch will reach both of those acros to the left and right. Easily. Mine is the size of a medium to large grapefruit.

 

[Shibaken3]

With time, that torch will reach both of those acros to the left and right. Easily. Mine is the size of a medium to large grapefruit.

True, I'll move the floating rock if needed. The right acro is in its temporary spot and will be moved, once I get more torches.

 

[LPS Bum]

Glad you moved the Torch. Acanthophyllia are my fav corals (I have 5 of them) and I wouldn’t risk them for anything. They typically don’t fare too well in battles with other corals.

I’d put the Torch at the end of your rock work and have the current blow its tentacles into open water. That’s how I do it in my system.

 

[Miami Reef]

Glad you moved the Torch. Acanthophyllia are my fav corals (I have 5 of them) and I wouldn’t risk them for anything. They typically don’t fare too well in battles with other corals.

I’d put the Torch at the end of your rock work and have the current blow its tentacles into open water. That’s how I do it in my system.

Can I see your acanthophyllia corals?

 

[kevgib67]

I have a relatively small tank so real estate is a thing. The only way I manage to avoid coral death from my torches is constant fragging to keep my colonies the appropriate size for the area that they are in, otherwise I would be dealing with surrounding coral death.

 

[LPS Bum]

Can I see your acanthophyllia corals?

Here are two of em. My very blue lights don’t do them justice. I’ll work on getting pics of the other three.

 

[VintageReefer]

See my tank thread for my torch placement. I use magnetic branch with platforms and the torch is high and has low zoa below it. Other torches are on rock with space around then. My acan are on sandbed

 

[Miami Reef]

I have a relatively small tank so real estate is a thing. The only way I manage to avoid coral death from my torches is constant fragging to keep my colonies the appropriate size for the are that they are in, otherwise I would be dealing with surrounding coral death.

GREAT idea!!! Thank you!!!!!

 

[Miami Reef]

Here are two of em. My very blue lights don’t do them justice. I’ll work on getting pics of the other three.

Beautiful!!!

 

[Uncle99]

I keep all torches together in a garden and “fence” them so they cannot touch their closest neighbor.
They would easily kill most anyone.