Coral ID Help Please

[Liam's tank]

Can anyone ID this for me?

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Torch coral (euphyllia glabrescens)

Potentially a gold Torch, if so that was probably expensive

 

[MoshJosh]

^^^ yup, some type of “gold” torch.

 

[Liam's tank]

Torch coral (euphyllia glabrescens)

Potentially a gold Torch, if so that was probably expensive

It has purple tips & just last week started to show the greenish yellow highlights. It was sold to me as a hammer coral for $25

 

[rc8t6353]

That's a nice catch for $25!

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

It has purple tips & just last week started to show the greenish yellow highlights. It was sold to me as a hammer coral for $25

Well that was a good deal! Even for the low quality torches $25 for 2 heads is a steal!

 

[Liam's tank]

Well that was a good deal! Even for the low quality torches $25 for 2 heads is a steal!

Maybe I should go back and buy the rest, they had quite a few! lol

 

[Liam's tank]

Torch coral (euphyllia glabrescens)

Potentially a gold Torch, if so that was probably expensive

I believe you are correct, now that you have put me on the torch path it looks very much like photos I'm seeing of an Indo Gold Torch or something very similar. When I purchased it, it was "very fresh" is what the guy at the store called it & and he was trying to determine if it was a frog spawn or hammer, then sold it to me as a hammer. It had no gold colorings at all in the store, just the purple tips.

 

[steveschuerger]

That’s a steal. Guy at the store would probably be kicking himself if he knew….