Closed up torch coral

[edress714]

Hey all, I have two torchs and one of them is not happy at all. 

 

I have candy canes, hammers and frogs pawn all super healthy. 

 

This one used to be happy and then just stopped. The hammer looks close to him but they have their distance. Any ideas?

 

Mg 1370

Calcium 474

Alk 8.6

Ph 8.0

Nitrate 5.5

Phosphate 0.11

Edited June 21, 2025 by edress714

[ParrotFish]

I'd move it away from the hammer. Not all euphyllia get along. Or it could just be moody. 

[ReeferMan]

Torches are notorious for getting bacterial infections. Look up brown jelly disease. How long have you had them? Lots of them are coming from the wild and come in stressed and start showing issues a month or so down the line. Usually once they are in our tanks for a few weeks. There has been some recent information on treating your whole tank with antibiotics to get rid of the bacteria Acrobacter  that causes the torch issues. There are test that can be done to test for it but its like $100 each. 

[WheresTheReef]

Any obvious changes to the tank? Different light, changed intensity, change in flow etc?
 

Have there been any swings in tank chemistry?

 

What kind of fish do you have in there? Any possibility of coral nipping, or a clownfish trying to host it?

Have you throughly inspected the coral for parasites? Have you tried to dip it?

Have you moved it to a different location in the tank to see if it will be happier?

 

How is the tissue along the skeleton? Any noticeable tissue recession?

Antibiotics shouldn’t the first go to since they are overused. You can’t miss brown jelly. It’s very distinctive and strong smelling.

[edress714]

Thanks everyone. For some reason I didnt get any emails thay someone replied 

 

I am guilty of moving it around trying to find a sweet spot for it. 

 

I got it moved to one spot where other torches are happy and will see how it does over the next few days. 

 

There was a turd looking thing that came out from the mouth long ago. It looked more honestly like turd than jelly. 

 

Need to stop moving these guys all over the place. Hopefully thats the issue. 

[WheresTheReef]

Probably expelling zooxanthellae while trying to acclimate. IME it was euphyllia trying to acclimate to an increase in the light intensity. Just leave it in one spot and see if it will be happy. It has to acclimate every time you move it.

Edited June 29, 2025 by WheresTheReef