I bought my first chimera torch coral with 4 heads a few weeks ago at NJ Frag Fest. It seemed to do well for a couple weeks and then over two days 3 out of 4 heads had polyp bailout. The last remaining head seems to be doing okay for a few days. I have several other torches in the same part of my tank that have been doing very well over the last 7 months (Dragon Soul, Dragon Tamer, Drunken Noodles, Malaysian Miami, holy grail, and unnamed purple with green tips). The chimera had two heads of torches that I currently have (Dragon Tamer and the unnamed purple with green tips). Flow was medium and lighting was about 100-150 par. Other parameters are 420 cal, 8-9 alk, 1400 Mg, 3-5 NO3, 0.03 PO4, 77C temp.
Initial showing 3 heads:
After bailout:
My other torches:
Initial showing 3 heads:
After bailout:
My other torches: