Torch Coral ID and Flow (Video)

[Soakem]

Ive had this torch for about 2 months now, I bought it from my LFS as a "Purple Torch" with 3 heads. Its just now starting to split another head so I assume its happy. Does anyone have an idea of what kind it is exactly? I also wanted to get some input on the the flow and make sure ive placed it in the right area. This is about the furthest that ive seen its polyps extend (2-3in). Most torches ive seen extend much further so I was also wondering if there are species that extend their polyps more than others?

Cheers!

 

[Billldg]

It was hard to tell in that video, but I don't always look at the length of the tentacles. I look at whether or not the boot of the torch is out of the skeleton, I have a torch who extends it tentacles out roughly 5 inches and another with the same water flow rate and action extends them out roughly 3 to 3.5 inches. Different torches have different characteristics. I would have to say that the water may be a little to turbulent as I didn't see the boot of the torch out. Again though, it was hard to see in the video. Just in case you don't know what I am talking about, the boot is the foot, or base at which the tentacles attach to. You may not have to move it, it could be as simple as redirecting the water flow a little different way.

 

[Soakem]

Ahhh! I was wondering what that was called. Youre right it is hard to tell in the video but the boot definitely out of the skeleton. It sounds like thats a good indicator of a healthy/happy torch? Thank you! Any chance you know the exact species of torch this is?

 

[Billldg]

Its hard to tell with the blue lighting and I definitely am not a torch expert, lol, but it looks like the picture I posted and Aquasd calls it a silverback torch. If the torch isn't happy it will most definitely not split.