Aussie Gold Torches

gfox2 · 01/08/2017, 06:33 PM

Anyone have success with the Aussie Gold torches keeping them alive long term?

njcastillo86 · 01/09/2017, 01:42 PM

I've had one going on 3 years now. I notice he likes lower light and low to moderate flow. I tried to put him in higher light and higher flow, even after slowing increasing light and flow he just didn't seam to like it and would lose color in higher light. Any specific questions you had on them?

gfox2 · 01/09/2017, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by njcastillo86

I've had one going on 3 years now. I notice he likes lower light and low to moderate flow. I tried to put him in higher light and higher flow, even after slowing increasing light and flow he just didn't seam to like it and would lose color in higher light. Any specific questions you had on them?

Just trying to figure out on how to keep one alive.Has yours added any new heads?

xRAWRx28 · 01/13/2017, 11:06 AM

I've had mine for a bit over a year now started as a 2 heads now up to 5 heads med flow high light seems to really be liking it! I feed it my sis shrimp once every week as well

zaq11 · 01/27/2017, 08:22 AM

keep in low light and good water flow
feed you fish frequently and have good skimmer , and keep good space around it

gfox2 · 01/27/2017, 08:32 AM

Do you feed yours?I just can't keep them long term.Don't have any problem with other torches,hammers,frogspawn.

Reeferz412 · 01/27/2017, 11:27 AM

Ive had great success with them in the past. I dont target feed they just take in whatever is fed to the fish which has a mix of coral food (coral frenzy, polyp lab, reef chili, chalice power) and I dont touch them. I feel the biggest problem with torches is they fall over or hermits walk on them or they dont have a proper area to stay affixed. Not to mention a lot of aussie gold torches come in with those barnacles embedded in them which can die and cause brown jelly disease. My gold torch has a barnacle (alive) and it has split four times due to the barnacle inside. When they come in from australia they are thrown in the bag without protection or a styro to float them, so it all depends on how rough the transit was. Sometimes they come in good, sometimes they all break down into brown jelly.

drtrash · 01/27/2017, 10:37 PM

Going on 5 yrs, high flow high light

01/08/2017, 06:33 PM	#1
gfox2 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: michigan Posts: 316	Aussie Gold Torches Anyone have success with the Aussie Gold torches keeping them alive long term?

01/27/2017, 08:22 AM	#5
zaq11 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 53	Aussie Gold Torches keep in low light and good water flow feed you fish frequently and have good skimmer , and keep good space around it

01/27/2017, 11:27 AM	#7
Reeferz412 Coral Hoarder Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Miami, FL Posts: 2,247	Ive had great success with them in the past. I dont target feed they just take in whatever is fed to the fish which has a mix of coral food (coral frenzy, polyp lab, reef chili, chalice power) and I dont touch them. I feel the biggest problem with torches is they fall over or hermits walk on them or they dont have a proper area to stay affixed. Not to mention a lot of aussie gold torches come in with those barnacles embedded in them which can die and cause brown jelly disease. My gold torch has a barnacle (alive) and it has split four times due to the barnacle inside. When they come in from australia they are thrown in the bag without protection or a styro to float them, so it all depends on how rough the transit was. Sometimes they come in good, sometimes they all break down into brown jelly. __________________ Alex FMAS Member Current Tank Info: 400 Gallons of frags... 30 gallon Deep Blue mixed reef ... 70 other tanks throughout south FL

01/09/2017, 01:42 PM	#2
njcastillo86 Registered Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 23	I've had one going on 3 years now. I notice he likes lower light and low to moderate flow. I tried to put him in higher light and higher flow, even after slowing increasing light and flow he just didn't seam to like it and would lose color in higher light. Any specific questions you had on them?

01/13/2017, 11:06 AM	#4
xRAWRx28 Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Posts: 40	I've had mine for a bit over a year now started as a 2 heads now up to 5 heads med flow high light seems to really be liking it! I feed it my sis shrimp once every week as well

01/27/2017, 08:32 AM	#6
gfox2 Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: michigan Posts: 316	Do you feed yours?I just can't keep them long term.Don't have any problem with other torches,hammers,frogspawn.

01/27/2017, 10:37 PM	#8
drtrash Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: S. Scottsdale, AZ Posts: 2,178	Going on 5 yrs, high flow high light