Coral ID (LPS)

[mpw213]

I recently bought this coral thinking it’s an Aussie gold torch but could it be a long tentacle plate coral? I think it looks great regardless but now I’m curious

 

[paraletho]

Yes I would say that is a plate not a torch. Nice one but I hear they can be tricky!

 

[i cant think]

I recently bought this coral thinking it’s an Aussie gold torch but could it be a long tentacle plate coral? I think it looks great regardless but now I’m curious

That looks like a Cristata Torch - they’re a short stemmed torch, often quite stubby but large.
Possibly an ‘ultra 24k’ cristata (Sometimes sold as a variation to the Tiger Torches…).

 

[mpw213]

Yes I would say that is a plate not a torch. Nice one but I hear they can be tricky!

Ah ok thanks! I hope it’s a torch because I think a plate would get way wider. And the tough part isn’t great either lol. At least the color is nice

 

[mpw213]

I recently bought this coral thinking it’s an Aussie gold torch but could it be a long tentacle plate coral? I think it looks great regardless but now I’m curious

That looks like a Cristata Torch - they’re a short stemmed torch, often quite stubby but large.
Possibly an ‘ultra 24k’ cristata (Sometimes sold as a variation to the Tiger Torches…).

I’d be ok with that! Actually was looking for them online because I wanted a shorter tentacle torch for my tank bc it’s so small, but they were hard to find or crazy expensive. I got this one through a friend who got it at a frag show. It was sold as a torch but didn’t know what kind

 

[mpw213]

I recently bought this coral thinking it’s an Aussie gold torch but could it be a long tentacle plate coral? I think it looks great regardless but now I’m curious

So after looking around for a while I think it might be the type of torch described in this post. I only really see it called an ultra banana or ultimate banana online, looks very similar with the huge green mouth


https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/craziest-torch-i’ve-ever-seen.1028772/

 

[thamnasteroid]

If it was a long tentacle plate it wouldn't be glued down. Heliofungia are free-living.