This hobby does not cease to amaze ... check out this hitchhiker!

[RVA REEF]

op that is a torch, could be aussie gold or indo dragon soul etc

 

[OrionN]

From the shape of the tentacle heads, this is a Euphyllia ancora, which is the Anchor, or Hammer coral due to the shape of the tentacle heads.
IMO, this is a product of sexual reproduction in aquarium so it should be unique, not a clone of another hammer.

 

[jimc40]

Corals.com got their Torch coral to spawn and produce live babies. There is a thread on this some where here. Something similar must happened in the tank of the person who sold you the frag. Please notified him. It would be very interesting. He deserve to know that he did a great job taken care of his

My torch recently spawned also

 

[RVA REEF]

ill agree they do look like hammer at this size/age, but once it matures it will be a torch, I've had both aussie gold and indo gold torch spawn and they both looked like this in the developing stages.

 

[syrinx]

Going by tips is fine for gross categorizing, but is tricky for proper id in euphillia. I would not make a firm commitment on such a small specimen, but the colors in this picture leans most to a gold torch, and the tips are indeterminate.

 

[jimc40]

Going by tips is fine for gross categorizing, but is tricky for proper id in euphillia. I would not make a firm commitment on such a small specimen, but the colors in this picture leans most to a gold torch, and the tips are indeterminate.

I would say torch also

 

[fishguy242]

just my .02 believe gold anchor,op please keep us posted on progression

 

[Bluefin1989]

Guys, wanted to share an interesting and puzzling development. I got this small rock with a few zoas from one of the reefers a long time ago, must have been at least 9-12 months ago. About 30 days ago I noticed something small growing, thought it was a few closed up zoa polyps clustered together. It is now clear that its some sort of a torch. Doesn't look like its from any of mine, so must have either hitchhiked on this rock or one of the plugs. Does anyone know what type of a torch this is?

THat is so cool! I just purchased two of those and I love them! Mine are purple/bluish! but i love these colors!

 

[Corals.com]

Here is the link to this Torch's spawn at @Corals.com

Torch Spawn Again at Corals.com! Check these little torch out!

Hey Everyone! Looks like our torch were at it again! About 5 months ago, we discovered 6 torch in our tanks that were the result of spawning. Now, 5 months later, we discovered 5 more new baby torch corals from another spawning! They're all attached to substrate that is about 1/4" just to give...

www.reef2reef.com

Thanks!

 

[vetteguy53081]

Nice purple and green !! Will grow and expand into a beauty

 

[scdigby]

Guys, wanted to share an interesting and puzzling development. I got this small rock with a few zoas from one of the reefers a long time ago, must have been at least 9-12 months ago. About 30 days ago I noticed something small growing, thought it was a few closed up zoa polyps clustered together. It is now clear that its some sort of a torch. Doesn't look like its from any of mine, so must have either hitchhiked on this rock or one of the plugs. Does anyone know what type of a torch this is?

Congratulations! That's a beautiful hitchhiker!

 

[CelestEel]

I want a hitchhiker like that.

 

[OrionN]

@Corals.com , @jimc40 , @RVA REEF
For those who had spawned of Euphyllia, resulting in successful sexual reproduction, did you have male/female parents or just one colony that releasing both eggs and sperms?
Pictures please, please, please?
Inquiring mind want to know.

 

[RVA REEF]

I had a branching orange hammer, aussie gold torch and indo rainbow torch all in the same tank, when I first noticed the babies they were neon orange and looked like baby hammer heads, I thought they were from the orange hammer, as they grew they got more gold/orange and white tips so then I thought it might be the aussie gold torch, once they got bigger it was easy to see they were from the indo rainbow torch.

 

[KingTideCorals]

Amazing the things that catch rides...

 

[Butuz]

Since you guys asked for an update, here is a pic from earlier today. Consensus on what it is or is it still too early to judge?

 

[fishguy242]

well ..golden,awesome ,at this point,taking into consideration all good opinions from a lot of experienced people,i am still going to say ,hammer,this thread must stay alive ,love to see progression

 

[JohnnyBeagle]

the only hitch hikers I get are aptasia

 

[terraincognita]

fake news. nothing this good ever happens.

jk. congrats!

 

[OrionN]

Since you guys asked for an update, here is a pic from earlier today. Consensus on what it is or is it still too early to judge?

That look a lot more like a Torch now. An expensive one at that. The color look just like my NY Knicks but perhaps more gold instead of orange, under blue actinic light