How do torch corals grow ?

[Mike Porreca]

Idk I don’t think it’s a pest anemone ,check this picture out guys.....

I have a branching hammer that has quite a few like that sprouting off.

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Awesome! Those are little polyp babies! Those will grow into branches.

 

[Purpletang92]

I have a branching hammer that has quite a few like that sprouting off.

That’s great ! This is a pretty exotic torch I have so I’m glad it’s doing well.

 

[Purpletang92]

Awesome! Those are little polyp babies! Those will grow into branches.

It’s growing fast so I’m doing something right. I just never thought that this is how a torch grows.

 

[Purpletang92]

Back to the original question though guys have any of you ever had a dead head of a torch grow back because this is proof that the calcified body is actually alive?

 

[Daniel@R2R]

It’s growing fast so I’m doing something right. I just never thought that this is how a torch grows.

Great job! Congrats!

 

[Daniel@R2R]

Back to the original question though guys have any of you ever had a dead head of a torch grow back because this is proof that the calcified body is actually alive?

I've heard of that happening to fungia. It wouldn't surprise me if that happened with a torch.

 

[Purpletang92]

I've heard of that happening to fungia. It wouldn't surprise me if that happened with a torch.

Me too but this has me baffled , makes me wonder how many corals have this ability and should we leave things that we consider dead in the tank be in hope that a miracle happens.

 

[Sully6956]

Back to the original question though guys have any of you ever had a dead head of a torch grow back because this is proof that the calcified body is actually alive?

I had a hammer frag that had polyp bail out due to too much flow. I left the skeleton laying on the sand bed and it started sprouting new heads all along the skeleton. Currently have 9 tiny new heads growing. I would imagine a torch could do the same.

 

[Purpletang92]

I had a hammer frag that had polyp bail out due to too much flow. I left the skeleton laying on the sand bed and it started sprouting new heads all along the skeleton. Currently have 9 tiny new heads growing. I would imagine a torch could do the same.

That’s interesting, now I’m feeling dumb for throwing away “dead” coral. So it seems like torches can bud and split heads to reproduce, I wonder if pinching heads uses less energy so we see that more often in these corals.

 

[Mike Porreca]

That’s great ! This is a pretty exotic torch I have so I’m glad it’s doing well.

For sure. Best of luck with it!!

 

[cil311]

I had a hammer frag that had polyp bail out due to too much flow. I left the skeleton laying on the sand bed and it started sprouting new heads all along the skeleton. Currently have 9 tiny new heads growing. I would imagine a torch could do the same.

I have the exact same thing happening to a hammer colony of mine right now.

 

[ramona]

I have the exact same thing happening to a hammer colony of mine right now.

Can you post a picture please?

 

[Bayareareefer18]

I have the exact same thing happening to a hammer colony of mine right now.

That's interesting.

I noticed a tiny little bud on one of my hammers last night as well

 

[Mykesocalreef]

They absolutely bud off the main stem. I’ve even fragged them to see if it would survive and it did. I feel like the buds take forever to grow, at least for me.

 

[cil311]

Can you post a picture please?

Sorry it’s a terrible phone picture but there are two buds here

 

[motortrendz]

Wow I've never seen that happen before. Pretty interesting. Is that torch really pink like that? Or is it the lighting?

 

[Purpletang92]

Wow I've never seen that happen before. Pretty interesting. Is that torch really pink like that? Or is it the lighting?

This is hands down the rarest torch I’ve ever seen/owned , it’s half purple and half green split right down the middle.

 

[motortrendz]

This is hands down the rarest torch I’ve ever seen/owned , it’s half purple and half green split right down the middle.

Wow sounds awesome, post a pic when you can. Also where'd you find it?

 

[Purpletang92]

Wow sounds awesome, post a pic when you can. Also where'd you find it?

Sure here you go , kinda hard to see because of the purple tentacles but that is one head half purple half green, some of the tentacles towards the center have purple stripes. Got it from corals.com according to them this was the only one they could get and they don’t know when or if their supplier will release more.