Torch Coral

Euphyllia glabrescens

Care Level	Moderate
Lighting	Moderate
Water Flow	Low to moderate
Placement	Mid rock
Aggression	Very aggressive — long sweepers
Coloration	Green, gold, purple-tip, designer morphs

Overview

The Torch Coral has long, flowing tentacles tipped with contrasting rounded ends, giving it a torch-like glow as it sways. Designer torches are among the most prized and valuable LPS corals in the hobby.

Care & Placement

Provide moderate light and gentle-to-moderate flow so the tentacles can extend fully. Give it lots of space — torches have some of the longest, most potent sweeper tentacles of the Euphyllia. Mount securely on rockwork.

Feeding

Photosynthetic and an eager feeder — target-feed meaty foods weekly to encourage new heads.

Propagation

Branching torches can be fragged by cutting between heads, but they are more sensitive than hammers; many keepers let them grow rather than frag.

Cautions

VERY AGGRESSIVE — its long sweeper tentacles can reach and kill corals several inches away. Keep well separated. “Brown jelly” infections and pests can affect stressed torches, so buy healthy, fully-extended specimens.