Euphyllia Torch Sweeper on Sandbet

[Gsponi]

Do Torches sometimes loses single Tentacles ore sweeper?

Coral looks happy 5 min before lights out, no chance in flow ore lights and only one short bit of tentacle on the sand

 

[Airedale Reef]

Yes, it’s pretty common for a torch to lose a single tentacle now and then, and it doesn’t necessarily mean anything is seriously wrong. There are a bunch of possible reasons for it... a clownfish hosting in it, a crab picking at it, or other irritation.

I’ve also seen this happen from flow-related stress. Sometimes the sweeper tentacles get blown around and end up rubbing against or getting caught on the skeleton, which can damage them. Based on your photo, it looks like they are getting plenty of flow, so I would bet this is probably the case.

Nothing to panic about right now—just keep an eye on it and see how it looks over the next few days.

 

[tbrown]

They can do that. It's usually a sign of stress though or a potential fish picking at it.

What's your current stock list and what are your water parameters? How long have you had the torch in the tank?

 

[Gsponi]

They can do that. It's usually a sign of stress though or a potential fish picking at it.

What's your current stock list and what are your water parameters? How long have you had the torch in the tank?

kauderni
clown
Midas blenny
bicolor blenny
mandarin
4 stripes reef bass

Snails
pepermintshrimp
Urchin
fireshrimp

po4 0.08
No3 5
CA 430
MG 1290
KH 8.0

 

[tbrown]

Keep an eye on the Peppermint Shrimp as a possibility. Every now and then they have been known to go rogue.

As mentioned above, the Clownfish could be another potential culprit if it's decided that the torch should be his host.

 

[Gsponi]

Keep an eye on the Peppermint Shrimp as a possibility. Every now and then they have been known to go rogue.

As mentioned above, the Clownfish could be another potential culprit if it's decided that the torch should be his host.

Peppermint shrimp is in my tank for more than one year now newer looked at any corals and i have a ton of euphyllias. and the clowns arent interessted at all

 

[tbrown]

Peppermint shrimp is in my tank for more than one year now newer looked at any corals and i have a ton of euphyllias. and the clowns arent interessted at all

Hopefully it's just a dropped tentacle then. My old torches would drop one or two occasionally. Never saw signs they were being harassed by anything.

 

[Gsponi]

Peppermint shrimp is in my tank for more than one year now newer looked at any corals and i have a ton of euphyllias. and the clowns arent interessted at all

Hopefully it's just a dropped tentacle then. My old torches would drop one or two occasionally. Never saw signs they were being harassed by anything.

i think so i saw it ones bevor ( 6 month ) and now