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Torch Coral
Euphyllia glabrescens
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Beautiful LPS with flowing tentacles. More aggressive than hammer/frogspawn — needs plenty of space. Gold/Indo morphs are heavily wild-collected — stick to green aquacultured varieties.
CARE
Intermediate
AGGRESSION
High
MAX SIZE
6-12"
FLOW
Medium
LIGHTING
Medium
PAR RANGE
50–150 µmol
⚠ ADD WITH CAUTION
· Tank needs 3 more months of maturity
· 1 water param outside ideal range
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SWEEPER TENTACLES
Extends long sweeper tentacles, especially at night, that will sting and damage neighboring corals. Maintain at least 6 inches of clearance from all other corals.
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BROWN JELLY DISEASE
Torch coral is particularly susceptible to brown jelly disease (BJD), a rapidly spreading bacterial infection. Quarantine new frags and act immediately if you see brown mucus.
🌊 WATER PARAMS
ParamStatusIdeal
TemperatureOK (78.4)74–80 °F
SalinityOK (1.025)1.024–1.026 sg
pHOK (8.22)8.1–8.3
Nitrate NO₃⁻Out of range (8.0)0–5 ppm
Tank Compatibility
Ocellaris ClownfishCompatible
Royal GrammaCompatible
Tailspot BlennyCompatible
Firefish GobyCompatible
Yellow TangCompatible
Six Line WrasseCompatible
Orchid DottybackCompatible
Hammer CoralCaution
Acropora SPSIncompatible
Duncan CoralCaution
Skunk Cleaner ShrimpCompatible
Turbo SnailCompatible
Blue Leg Hermit CrabCompatible