My Torch closed up!

[IPT]

Man, I got a torch a week ago. The flesh band was a little thinner than I'd like at about 1/4 to 1/2 inch. Still, it looked fair upon arrival and got better looking day by day. That made me feel better, but to be honest the polyp extension is a fraction of my other ones....though when I got those they too looked similar to this one). I felt confident that it would get healthy and thrive in time.

Then last night for some reason I decided to spot feed it (Gonipower and some brine shrimp). Today, it was half it's original expansion (which compared to my other torches is mediocre to begin with) and actually got more contracted over the day.

I don't see any bugs, no brown jelly, and it in the same location as 3 other torches I've had for 2 years and are growing like crazy. I'm confident the placement is good for it (though come to think of it, it might be higher PAR than what the other guy had it in).

Anyway, I guess I'm just venting. I don't think there is anything I can do but wait and see. Man I hope it perks up, its a beauty!

First two pics were yesterday (see the other torches behind it thriving :)). Last pic was today and to be honest it closed even more after I took that pic.

 

[VintageReefer]

could be from feeding. Or adjusting to your flow. That type of torch does better in low to medium flow

 

[ccole]

I’d move it away from the other torch. In my experience, they can fight.

 

[StorageUnit731]

I believe it may be due to the feed as well. Possibly a food-poisoning reaction or a resulting bacterial infection, I would suggest changing your feeds. Try feeding some of the same feed items to some copepods in an external test container at room temperature if you have them on hand. If the copepods die in a day's time, then I would suspect the feed has deleterious bacteria and should be avoided in the future.

I hope the little guy pulls through. Good luck.

 

[IPT]

I believe it may be due to the feed as well. Possibly a food-poisoning reaction or a resulting bacterial infection, I would suggest changing your feeds. Try feeding some of the same feed items to some copepods in an external test container at room temperature if you have them on hand. If the copepods die in a day's time, then I would suspect the feed has deleterious bacteria and should be avoided in the future.

I hope the little guy pulls through. Good luck.

could be from feeding. Or adjusting to your flow. That type of torch does better in low to medium flow

I’d move it away from the other torch. In my experience, they can fight.

I believe it may be due to the feed as well. Possibly a food-poisoning reaction or a resulting bacterial infection, I would suggest changing your feeds. Try feeding some of the same feed items to some copepods in an external test container at room temperature if you have them on hand. If the copepods die in a day's time, then I would suspect the feed has deleterious bacteria and should be avoided in the future.

I hope the little guy pulls through. Good luck.

Thanks guys. Yeah, I almost never feed the torches. I think i did early on but I haven't in months if not a year or more. Not sure why I even did it last night but I wont be doing it again!

As for proximity, I did worry it might not get along with the others so its high enough none of the others tentacles touch it. It's hard to see that from the angle I took the picture. I figured once it was bigger and healthy I might try and see how they reacted with each other.

For flow, it gets pretty medium flow. Most of the flow is on the other side of the tank and up high for the SPS. That side of the tank is mostly LPS. It definitely isn't getting blasted and for sure the flow hasn't changed in the past 24 hours....

oh wait, it did. I realized this morning I had forgot to turn 2 of the powerheads back on after spot feeding. I doubt that was it, but who knows at this point.

All good thoughts and very much appreciated.

 

[ccole]

Thanks guys. Yeah, I almost never feed the torches. I think i did early on but I haven't in months if not a year or more. Not sure why I even did it last night but I wont be doing it again!

As for proximity, I did worry it might not get along with the others so its high enough none of the others tentacles touch it. It's hard to see that from the angle I took the picture. I figured once it was bigger and healthy I might try and see how they reacted with each other.

For flow, it gets pretty medium flow. Most of the flow is on the other side of the tank and up high for the SPS. That side of the tank is mostly LPS. It definitely isn't getting blasted and for sure the flow hasn't changed in the past 24 hours....

oh wait, it did. I realized this morning I had forgot to turn 2 of the powerheads back on after spot feeding. I doubt that was it, but who knows at this point.

All good thoughts and very much appreciated.

Oh, I see now it’s on a frag rack above that other torch!

How is it looking today? Do you happen to know where it’s from? Australian torches typically have shorter, stubbier tentacles.

 

[IPT]

Unfortunately its up at my office so I don't know! I usually go up on Sundays to check the tank and do some odds and ends so I'll know tomorrow.

I got it from a private seller. It was sold to me as an ASD Holy Grail. He's had it since 2019 and apparently he got it from a high end collector back in the day. No linage paperwork so it's just on the honor system. I will say it does look as I expect it too if it were legit. If it is that strain, it's an Indo variety. He said something about the polyps being shorter than when he got it and chalked it up to being in a system with SPS with very high flow. He did say it was in rather low light though.

I know my system is healthy, so I am hopeful to see it looking better tomorrow (fingers crossed).

It is stunning. This a cell phone pic of the LCD screen of my R5.

 

[IPT]

Well, I am happy to say all is well. i went up there today right around the time the lights came on the Torch was full and open. Interestingly, by the time I left it was more closed down. The flow is very mild where it is. The PAR is only about 225-250. Really the only thing that changed was the PAR. I moved it off to the side to about 150 PAR and I'll see what it does there.

Images from this am when the lights first came on.