Show me those torches (or other Euphyllia)

[Chromis]

My most unique phyllia is this one, it’s not a cristata but it has a flat green face with frogspawn like tentacles more to the outside. Anyone have a clue what it is or is this just a frogspawn morph?

 

[Kensington Reefer]

I do! -- my yellow hammer came from the OG from about 20 years back.

Yeah baby!!
That’s what I’m looking for
Are there pieces around
Gotta love the old corals!

 

[Kensington Reefer]

My most unique phyllia is this one, it’s not a cristata but it has a flat green face with frogspawn like tentacles more to the outside. Anyone have a clue what it is or is this just a frogspawn morph?
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Wow that’s cool!
Have you fragged it?
The growth pattern could be environmental:
Light, flow, surrounding corals...
Very cool

 

[Chromis]

Wow that’s cool!
Have you fragged it?
The growth pattern could be environmental:
Light, flow, surrounding corals...
Very cool

I haven’t fragged it yet. The vendors photo looks like a similar shape (he mislabeled it as an octospawn so he hasn’t a clue what it is either).

 

[Chromis]

I do! -- my yellow hammer came from the OG from about 20 years back.

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Is that the Neptune yellow hammer?

 

[Chromis]

I haven’t fragged it yet. The vendors photo looks like a similar shape (he mislabeled it as an octospawn so he hasn’t a clue what it is either).

Found out it’s a “torchspawn”https://reefbuilders.com/2020/07/22/hybrid-euphyllia-coral-are-more-common-than-we-think/

 

[RandyC]

Which torches do you have? Names?

The CaliKid Secret Society is probably my favorite and brightest at the moment (middle front). A few of the top of my head besides that one are a Pieces of the Ocean Holy Grail, a dark blue tip Holy Grail (much like the ASD holy grail), Hellfire, Rasta, Malaysian Gold with bi-color tips, Unique Coral Torch of the Gods, Banana Torch.

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[Kensington Reefer]

The CaliKid Secret Society is probably my favorite and brightest at the moment (middle front). A few of the top of my head besides that one are a Pieces of the Ocean Holy Grail, a dark blue tip Holy Grail (much like the ASD holy grail), Hellfire, Rasta, Malaysian Gold with bi-color tips, Unique Coral Torch of the Gods, Banana Torch.

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Fire
Fine collection
Don’t get burned!

 

[NanoCrazed]

Is that the Neptune yellow hammer?

Ah no... this is one i got from another reefer from the East Bay...

one in lower right corner...

 

[mmakay]

I’ve had this hammer for the better part of 10 years, and it’s multiplied like crazy. We’re moving in a couple weeks, and it needs a new home(s). It’s very sad.

https://flic.kr/p/2ngqrBj

 

[Chromis]

Ah no... this is one i got from another reefer from the East Bay...

one in lower right corner...

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@NanoCrazed How are your torch babies doing?

 

[Chromis]

I’ve had this hammer for the better part of 10 years, and it’s multiplied like crazy. We’re moving in a couple weeks, and it needs a new home(s). It’s very sad.

https://flic.kr/p/2ngqrBj

That’s really cool, hammer-scaping! There’s an angry looking frogspawn in there too

 

[Srt4eric]

@NanoCrazed How are your torch babies doing?

You can see a few in that pic

 

[iani]

This one is my favorite so far. Tck master torch.

I also have a God torch from ultra rainbow corals that is extremely bright. I just don't have a recent photo of it. I also got a tsa holy grail recently that needs to color up.

 

[iani]

The CaliKid Secret Society is probably my favorite and brightest at the moment (middle front). A few of the top of my head besides that one are a Pieces of the Ocean Holy Grail, a dark blue tip Holy Grail (much like the ASD holy grail), Hellfire, Rasta, Malaysian Gold with bi-color tips, Unique Coral Torch of the Gods, Banana Torch.

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Great collection! If anyone wants to trade at some point my tck master torch is almost ready to frag I think.

 

[Corallus]

Here's most of my branching hammer/frogspawn patch

The DBTC gold torch. Cannot seem to get the color right, but it really is quite pretty

 

[NanoCrazed]

Recent shots of my torch babies...

Lost this one

 

[IOnceWasLegend]

Chonky dragon soul torch colony, mini dragon soul torch colony (different morph), cotton candy torch, gold wall hammer, green frogspawn, and green torch. (1.5" frag square tile for size reference).

 

[NanoCrazed]

well -- all this talk of torches made me check in on mine again last night.... good thing. one of them was under attack by ciliates. so went into rescue mode.

think I've managed to save the infected one.

 

[NanoCrazed]

well -- all this talk of torches made me check in on mine again last night.... good thing. one of them was under attack by ciliates. so went into rescue mode.

think I've managed to save the infected one.

Rough -- some of the infection spread to one of my torch babies... the yellow one with purple base in the pic with two side by side.

Decided to take it out of the group QT tank and into its own. Was mostly fine until I treated for ciliates. Wonder if there were ciliates forming on it and the killed ciliates just started creating a localized zone of infection from the decaying matter. The baby next to it is fine as is the one furthest away. Or, it could some of the matter from the infected purple torch got onto the baby... since they are next to each other... :/