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Euphyllia glabrescens Difficulty: Easy, Medium, Hard Light: Medium Aggression: Very Hardiness: Medium Growth Rate: Slow Availability: Somewhat common

E. glabrescens, Torch Coral

Introduction

Introduction to the coral goes here

Common Names

Torch Coral

Clownfish often adopt the torch coral as a surrogate host.

Colour

brown or green with yellow on the tips of its tentacles. The yellow will sometimes appear to glow under actinic lighting.

Hardiness

Medium as long as you have the proper water conditions.

Flow

Moderate, but not overpowering or constant.

Lighting

Medium lighting will be needed for the torch coral to remain healthy.

Water Quality

Keep water quality high (SG 1.023 - 1.025, pH 8.1 - 8.4, Temp. 72 - 78° F).

Placement

Substrate

Feeding

It can feed off of micro-plankton, along with nearly any little food bit you drop into it. It will consume pellets and frozen food when possible also.

Propagation

Torch corals most often take on a branching skeletal structure, making them much easier to propagate through cutting methods than many euphylliids. Cutting can be achieved with a dremel tool or CAREFULLY using a pair of pliers. Be sure to cut well below the flesh, and take care not to damage the live tiussue during cutting.

Aggression

Medium to high. It has tentacles that can extend from its base and possibly sting other corals. It also been known to sting humans, so you should be careful if you need to handle this coral.

Availability

Readily available.

Other Issues

This coral, along with the hammer corals and frogspawn corals, can get a parasite that essentially turns the tentacles into a "jelly-like" slime and the coral will die with in a week. See Brown Jelly Infection

In the absence of a suitable anemone, many clownfish will take a torch coral as their surrogate host.

Its aquatic home will also require the addition of calcium, strontium, and other trace elements to the water for its continued good health. It will also benefit from additional food fed weekly in the form of micro-plankton or brine shrimp.