This is my Torch Coral, excuse the cyano....
Looks the same. So I believe it's a torch. Just want to be able to still add other corals but I'm afraid it will grow across my tank at this rate!
Is this going to take over my tank?
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Looks the same. So I believe it's a torch. Just want to be able to still add other corals but I'm afraid it will grow across my tank at this rate!
Best Fish-Jake
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Not at a concernable rate, typically you'll see a new head branch off every ~1-3 months if kept in optimal conditions.. it's definetly a torch
Vahanyos
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It's not gonna just spread like wildfire. I have a frogspawn in my tank and it's been on like 3 months and it's only doubled in size. They just grow new heads so it's like the hair on your head getting longer... it won't spread to your back or chest or face lol
Best way to compare it sorry haha
Fish Werx
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How big is your tank?
Not at a concernable rate, typically you'll see a new head branch off every ~1-3 months if kept in optimal conditions.. it's definetly a torch
https://reefwisesales.com/collectio...-long-tentacle-plate-reefwise-captive-spawned
I think this is it. Is that a torch?
Fish Werx
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Nope, your link definitely isnt a torch. Thats a plate coral. Usually found on the sand from what Ive seen. Torch corals grow up and out, branching as it makes new heads. Think like when a tree grows up and splits to make new branches.
I will say the link looks a lot like your original picture of whats in your tank. Is it just sitting on the rock or is it glued down?
What does it look like at night when it closes up?
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Best Fish-Jake
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Looking back at the original, now it's harder to tell whether it's a torch or a plate (the link you put up was not a torch) can you get a photo of the coral's base? If its a torch coral, it's base should look more branch like whereas a plate coral's base looks disc shaped (like a plate). This photo below is of my torch coral
This is not a torch coral , it's definitely a long tentacle plate coral , the tentacles are too spaced out and they don't have a central point like a torch would , and if it was a torch, for it to be that size it would have more than one mouth, I'm almost certain it's a long tentacle plate, below is a photo of my torches, you can see the difference....
Sistawolf
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Actually looking back and comparing... I take my post back that it's definitely a torch cause it also looks like a plate.. I agree a pic of the lower half if it has one would be great
Zack K
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If the OP got a HelioFungia (Long tentical plate) to not only grow that for up in the tank but also have it sitting on the ruggedness of the rocks he is doing something right! Plates are very easily damaged and are very sensitive to light, flow and parameters. Even an air bubble under the skeleton over a weeks time on the sandbed can kill it. That's why I do not believe it is a plate. I do agree with @fishwerx about the night or skeleton picture. It looks to have a hard skeleton. Maybe a wall torch?
Looking back at the original, now it's harder to tell whether it's a torch or a plate (the link you put up was not a torch) can you get a photo of the coral's base? If its a torch coral, it's base should look more branch like whereas a plate coral's base looks disc shaped (like a plate). This photo below is of my torch coral
It's on a plastic plate
This is not a torch coral , it's definitely a long tentacle plate coral , the tentacles are too spaced out and they don't have a central point like a torch would , and if it was a torch, for it to be that size it would have more than one mouth, I'm almost certain it's a long tentacle plate, below is a photo of my torches, you can see the difference....
Agree!
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