15$ torch? Coral ID

[2manyideas]

I would like some help identifying this coral. To me it looks like a very small torch. Picked it up at the lfs. Price said $15 but I scored it for $10. As you can see my urchin has picked it and a monti cap up. Little bugger

 

[Goaway]

Pics of the top. If you can

 

[Goaway]

Doesn't look like a Cris tata. Could be indo bright tip purple torch

 

[2manyideas]

Doesn't look like a Cris tata. Could be indo bright tip purple torch

Just left the house for dinner. I’ll have to see if I can get a top pic. Out of curiosity, what are you looking for in the top pic? Maybe I can tell you?

 

[Goaway]

Green mouth or extra large skeleton (septa) plates

 

[Goaway]

Oh yuh, don't let your urchin keep the torch. He's not winning a gold metal yet.

 

[2manyideas]

Oh yuh, don't let your urchin

Green mouth or extra large skeleton (septa) plates

I’ll have to look closer when I get home. I didn’t even think about looking for a mouth

 

[2manyideas]

Here are some more pictures

 

[Goaway]

I can't make it out, but is there a green mouth? Indo black torch for sure

 

[Goaway]

I see green , gold stripes? Nice score

 

[Goaway]

Anyhow, get that guy glued down. So it can grow and be an eye stopper!

 

[150 Gallon Reef]

Almost looks like a small piece of galaxea

 

[Goaway]

Almost looks like a small piece of galaxea

That would be an interesting twist.

 

[Waynerock]

If it’s got the bright green stripes and mouth and matches the tips it should be similar to mine which I got from ASD and they called it there “black light torch” sorry for the bad pictures it’s in a weird spot in the tank hard to zoom
Very good looking torch and grows very fast score bro!

 

[Goaway]

Almost looks like a small piece of galaxea

I just can't see the septa to make it a galaxy. It would need the fully retract. I would not ask it to be stressed to that point.

 

[2manyideas]

I can't make it out, but is there a green mouth? Indo black torch for sure

There does appear to be a somewhat green mouth

 

[2manyideas]

If it’s got the bright green stripes and mouth and matches the tips it should be similar to mine which I got from ASD and they called it there “black light torch” sorry for the bad pictures it’s in a weird spot in the tank hard to zoom
Very good looking torch and grows very fast score bro!

Oh wow! It looks very close to the last picture! I know they are the same coral but the lighting and every really lets you see the resemblance.

 

[2manyideas]

I just can't see the septa to make it a galaxy. It would need the fully retract. I would not ask it to be stressed to that point.

Would a galaxia grow in tube like structures like that? The formation of it led me to believe it was a torch

 

[2manyideas]

Anyhow, get that guy glued down. So it can grow and be an eye stopper!

I want to glue it down tomorrow. Between my urchin and two eels, if a frag isn’t glued down it migrates pretty quickly. Part of why I wanted an ID is so I could figure out placement

 

[DrZoidburg]

There are branching types of galaxia. As well as long polyp types. Does it look like this? https://www.liveaquaria.com/product/2494/?pcatid=2494