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 |
Color Variations
Torch corals are prized for an enormous range of named color morphs, from affordable classics to collector pieces that sell by the single head. The morph name refers only to coloration — every one is the same torch coral (Euphyllia glabrescens) and takes identical care: moderate light, gentle to moderate flow, and open space from neighbors, since torches extend long, stinging sweeper tentacles.
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.
Full step-by-step: How to Frag Hammer, Torch and Frogspawn (Euphyllia)
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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is torch coral hard to keep?
It’s moderate, a bit more sensitive than hammer or frogspawn, but very doable with stable parameters. It’s prized for its long, flowing, glowing tentacles.
What light and flow does torch coral need?
Moderate light and gentle-to-moderate, indirect flow so the long tentacles sway without being blasted. Stable alkalinity is important.
Can I keep torch coral next to hammer and frogspawn?
Euphyllia are generally more tolerant of each other than of unrelated corals, but even so, give torches space. Their sweepers sting, and torch-to-torch contact of different types can still cause problems, so when in doubt, space them out.