Hammer or torch

d0ughb0y · 11/25/2017, 02:56 PM

I got this from LFS yesterday and was sold to me as a hammer. I told the LFS guy it looks like a torch and the guy showed me their torches which have a lot longer tentacles. So is this a hammer?

Thanks.

theshaman · 11/25/2017, 10:38 PM

Looks like a torch.

Diana A · 11/25/2017, 10:41 PM

Torch

mikenh77 · 11/25/2017, 10:48 PM

I third that choice, torch.

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d0ughb0y · 11/25/2017, 11:03 PM

I had a torch a long time ago and I did remember the tentacles were a lot longer and had a really long stinger that killed everything within 8” of it that’s why I did not want a torch anymore.

I’ll keep an eye on this and see if a stinger comes out.

JustinM · 11/26/2017, 07:23 AM

I’m going to be the odd one out and say hammer. Looks a lot like my gold hammer and nothing like my torch.

JustinM · 11/26/2017, 09:05 AM

Just for comparison, torch on the left and hammer on the right

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d0ughb0y · 11/26/2017, 11:22 AM

That is exactly what the LFS said, torch has long tentacles like the picture on the left, and hammer has the shorter tentacles like the one on the right. The one I got definitely has short tentacles. The tips look more like torch than a hammer though. Perhaps when the head gets bigger it will change. Or maybe it’s a hybrid.

oldhead · 11/28/2017, 10:36 AM

I want to say Hammer because some of the tips are starting to develop the wider end

Crimson · 11/29/2017, 01:24 PM

I was going to say torch, but look at the tentacle second from the bottom right. Thor's hammer may say otherwise.

Diana A · 11/29/2017, 03:28 PM

Hammers and frogs can touch but torches have to be isolated from what I read and experienced.

Crimson · 11/30/2017, 11:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Diana A

Hammers and frogs can touch but torches have to be isolated from what I read and experienced.

Yes, most euphyllia can touch each other, though torch's are evil bastards and should be placed on an island.

I found this fruit stand(not my tank)

Diana A · 11/30/2017, 12:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Crimson

Yes, most euphyllia can touch each other, though torch's are evil bastards and should be placed on an island.

Yes, and it is very odd that the above photo said there is a torch with a hammer

jayball · 11/30/2017, 01:23 PM

Look into euphyllia cristata (grape coral) it is also a possibility.

d0ughb0y · 11/30/2017, 01:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jayball

Look into euphyllia cristata (grape coral) it is also a possibility.

it does look like the green tipped grape coral here

http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/3...c=597+321+3182

Gtboosted89 · 11/30/2017, 10:44 PM

Torch

11/25/2017, 02:56 PM	#1
d0ughb0y Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: sf bay area Posts: 5,165	Hammer or torch I got this from LFS yesterday and was sold to me as a hammer. I told the LFS guy it looks like a torch and the guy showed me their torches which have a lot longer tentacles. So is this a hammer? Thanks.

11/25/2017, 10:41 PM	#3
Diana A Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: New Jersey Posts: 682	Torch __________________ diana

11/29/2017, 01:24 PM	#10
Crimson Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: South Jersey Posts: 421	I was going to say torch, but look at the tentacle second from the bottom right. Thor's hammer may say otherwise. __________________ -Paul New years resolution... staying out of the lounge. Current Tank Info: 36x18x12 AIO Peninsula, T5's 2x Kessil a160we

11/29/2017, 03:28 PM	#11
Diana A Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: New Jersey Posts: 682	Hammers and frogs can touch but torches have to be isolated from what I read and experienced. __________________ diana

11/25/2017, 10:38 PM	#2
theshaman Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 556	Looks like a torch.

11/25/2017, 10:48 PM	#4
mikenh77 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2017 Posts: 61	I third that choice, torch. Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

11/25/2017, 11:03 PM	#5
d0ughb0y Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: sf bay area Posts: 5,165	I had a torch a long time ago and I did remember the tentacles were a lot longer and had a really long stinger that killed everything within 8” of it that’s why I did not want a torch anymore. I’ll keep an eye on this and see if a stinger comes out.

11/26/2017, 07:23 AM	#6
JustinM Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,215	I’m going to be the odd one out and say hammer. Looks a lot like my gold hammer and nothing like my torch.

11/26/2017, 09:05 AM	#7
JustinM Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 1,215	Just for comparison, torch on the left and hammer on the right Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

11/26/2017, 11:22 AM	#8
d0ughb0y Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: sf bay area Posts: 5,165	That is exactly what the LFS said, torch has long tentacles like the picture on the left, and hammer has the shorter tentacles like the one on the right. The one I got definitely has short tentacles. The tips look more like torch than a hammer though. Perhaps when the head gets bigger it will change. Or maybe it’s a hybrid.

11/28/2017, 10:36 AM	#9
oldhead Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2016 Location: New Jersey Posts: 527	I want to say Hammer because some of the tips are starting to develop the wider end

11/30/2017, 01:23 PM	#14
jayball Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Location: Maryland Posts: 1,671	Look into euphyllia cristata (grape coral) it is also a possibility.

11/30/2017, 10:44 PM	#16
Gtboosted89 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2017 Posts: 54	Torch