Can a torch kill a hammer?

[ScottR]

Age old question. Had this torch and hammer for a long time. 6 months since torch was added. Had the hammer for longer. They always coexisted. Was getting ready to leave home and broke up a fight. Torch actually lost a sweeper.

So I come back home an hour later and see the same thing. But upon closer inspection, hammer is starting to bleach in that area. So I guess Torch 1 - Hammer 0.

 

[Fishingandreefing]

I found that they def can’t be too close.

 

[homer1475]

Most euphyllia are fine touching, Torchs are the exception to the family, obviously.

And yet sometimes it works with torchs too. I just never trust torchs, and always keep them separated.

 

[najer]

Yes but mine touch and are fine?!

 

[ScottR]

Yes but mine touch and are fine?!

With all the euphyllia I’ve kept, this is a first for me. I’ll leave them be and let them work this squabble out on their own.

 

[najer]

With all the euphyllia I’ve kept, this is a first for me. I’ll leave them be and let them work this squabble out on their own.

I'd move it, once it knows it is there I doubt it will stop.

 

[homer1475]

I would move them too. The torch will end up killing the hammer now that it knows it's there.

 

[GlassMunky]

Yes, torches can kill hammers. They should be kept farther away from any other corals.

 

[ScottR]

Funny thing is, I got rid of a giant torch I had just yesterday because it was getting too big and was stinging others nearby. Most of my corals have been in my tank for 6 months or more than a year and a half. Coral growth is a problem.

 

[homer1475]

One word.....

Frag!

Just fragged a few heads off my frogspawn because it was getting to big and stinging nearby SPS pieces.

Needless to say, the person I'm mentoring in the hobby, is getting 5 free heads of frogspawn, a chunk of sylo, couple duncan heads, couple branches of gorgonian, and a few sticks I "accidentally" fragged.

 

[homer1475]

Sorry just had to.

 

[ScottR]

Sorry just had to.

Ooh an old school song. Love that whole album. I’ll never forget my mom catching me singing the bridge to the song Bad Habit ;Hilarious

 

[homer1475]

I figured you would appreciate that reference.

 

[JJ Ligs]

Move it. I had no obvious issues with my torch being close but I moved it because for aesthetic purposes and my other euphillia are so much happier, colorful and growing faster. Torches are trouble makers they want their space

 

[TexasReefer82]

Most euphyllia are fine touching, Torchs are the exception to the family, obviously.

And yet sometimes it works with torchs too. I just never trust torchs, and always keep them separated.

I agree with this, and I would add Octospawn (euphyllia yaeyamensis) to the list of those that must be isolated because they're aggressive.

 

[ScottR]

I either need a bigger tank or need to start fragging. Corals just keep beating each other up. When you start a new tank, you want the fastest growing corals. As your tank ages, you want slower growth for LPS and softies. Although my SPS aren’t growing beyond control, I may be complaining about that down the road.