When the wrong decision bites you.

[atoll]

I posted this photograph a while ago with a credit Lobo and a after a couple of weeks I noticed a hitchhiker. At the time it was suggested it was acplate coral, well that's what it looked like. However, the hitchhiker killed the Lobo and has grown considerably to what I now believe to be a torch coral and not a plate coral at all.

My lobo with hitchhiker.

My torch now.

I should have tried to separate them early on but as they seemed to be fine together I let them be. Wrong decision

 

[Eagle_Steve]

I posted this photograph a while ago with a credit Lobo and a after a couple of weeks I noticed a hitchhiker. At the time it was suggested it was acplate coral, well that's what it looked like. However, the hitchhiker killed the Lobo and has grown considerably to what I now believe to be a torch coral and not a plate coral at all.

My lobo with hitchhiker.

My torch now.

I should have tried to separate them early on but as they seemed to be fine together I let them be. Wrong decision

Looks a lot like my Heliofungia actiniformis (Long tentacle plate coral).

One way to know for sure is to look at the base. Also, they have a more defined mouth than torches.

In addition, long tent plates drop babies out of their underside and I have had some show up around my tank under other corals. Easy to remove before they grow to large, but if left alone, they will colonize over other skeletons.

 

[atoll]

Looks a lot like my Heliofungia actiniformis (Long tentacle plate coral).

One way to know for sure is to look at the base. Also, they have a more defined mouth than torches.

In addition, long tent plates drop babies out of their underside and I have had some show up around my tank under other corals. Easy to remove before they grow to large, but if left alone, they will colonize over other skeletons.

Cheers, I will try and check it out. Its quite nice but those stinging tentacles throw out quite long and my bubble is shying away from it so might need to.move it.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Cheers, I will try and check it out. Its quite nice but those stinging tentacles throw out quite long and my bubble is shying away from it so might need to.move it.

They are mean for sure. But I love mine.

White light pic and with blue light and no filter.

 

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I wouldn't be too upset

 

[atoll]

They are mean for sure. But I love mine.

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I assume yours also throws out long sweeper tentacles. Mine get medium flow which may encoure it to produce long sweeper tentacles.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

I assume yours also throws out long sweeper tentacles. Mine get medium flow which may encoure it to produce long sweeper tentacles.

If they are near something they do not like, they will stretch like heck to kill it lol.

 

[atoll]

If they are near something they do not like, they will stretch like heck to kill it lol.

Any good news lol.
I might have to move my bubble coral then.

 

[Lavey29]

Looks a lot like my Heliofungia actiniformis (Long tentacle plate coral).

One way to know for sure is to look at the base. Also, they have a more defined mouth than torches.

In addition, long tent plates drop babies out of their underside and I have had some show up around my tank under other corals. Easy to remove before they grow to large, but if left alone, they will colonize over other skeletons.

I agree looks like my helio fungia also.

 

[Eagle_Steve]

Any good news lol.
I might have to move my bubble coral then.

I had to move my bubble away from mine, as my bubble is a mean (insert whatever foul word for badd mamajama here lol)

But in any instance, best to give it some room, as could end badly for either.

 

[vetteguy53081]

Long tentacle plate is this guy and capable of stinging

 

[i cant think]

I posted this photograph a while ago with a credit Lobo and a after a couple of weeks I noticed a hitchhiker. At the time it was suggested it was acplate coral, well that's what it looked like. However, the hitchhiker killed the Lobo and has grown considerably to what I now believe to be a torch coral and not a plate coral at all.

My lobo with hitchhiker.

My torch now.

I should have tried to separate them early on but as they seemed to be fine together I let them be. Wrong decision

If it was a Euphyllia then It looks wrong for a Glabrescens Euphyllia. If this was true then it would more likely be a Euphyllia cristata which is much more unknown to the hobby now than it used to be.

However this has the wrong shape altogether for a Euphyllia as it is just one huge ‘plate’ and is likely to be a Long Tentacle Plate as mentioned above.

 

[atoll]

It looks wrong for a Glabrescens Euphyllia. I believe you may have actually gotten a Euphyllia cristata which is much more unknown to the hobby now than it used to be.

We shall see when I possibly decide to lift it and investigate it further.

 

[atoll]

OMG, well I have just took a close look around it before my lights come on and it's got 3 heads now. I guess my origional ID is correct and it's a torch coral after all.

When I first got the Lobo it was hardly noticeable on the base now its got these 3 heads. Once my lights come on later in the afternoon it will be fully open and expanded.

 

[vlangel]

OMG, well I have just took a close look around it before my lights come on and it's got 3 heads now. I guess my origional ID is correct and it's a torch coral after all.

When I first got the Lobo it was hardly noticeable on the base now its got these 3 heads. Once my lights come on later in the afternoon it will be fully open and expanded.

Well at least you got some nice coral to compensate for your loss! LOL. You could separate the torches when it gets a little bigger and make some money. Sturdy torches should be easy to sell.

 

[atoll]

Well at least you got some nice coral to compensate for your loss! LOL. You could separate the torches when it gets a little bigger and make some money. Sturdy torches should be easy to sell.

Yeah it might have to be split at some point. 2 of the 3 head aren't fully separated yet.

 

[i cant think]

OMG, well I have just took a close look around it before my lights come on and it's got 3 heads now. I guess my origional ID is correct and it's a torch coral after all.

When I first got the Lobo it was hardly noticeable on the base now its got these 3 heads. Once my lights come on later in the afternoon it will be fully open and expanded.

I will say again, this is more likely to be Cristata from this angle. It appears to have a much lower ‘stalk’ than a torch does.

 

[WallyTime7]

They are mean for sure. But I love mine.

White light pic and with blue light and no filter.

What level par and flow do you keep yours? I got one two weeks ago and sometimes takes different shapes throughout the day (skinny/stiff, wide and flowing, shriveled, etc).