Compatibility of torch, hammer, and frogspawn? Can they touch?

redfishsc · 07/30/2009, 04:46 PM

I read in a CORAL magazine article from several years ago that (if I read right) Euphyllia sp. can all touch each other without stinging one another.

Is this the case? Can hammers touch torch or frogspawn, and vice versa?

Khai · 07/30/2009, 09:59 PM

I would be interested to know this also...

Cozmo4 · 07/31/2009, 05:34 AM

I have two frogs and one hammer that all touch each other some when they are fully extended. I've seen no damage on any of the three. I don't have experience with a torch touching a frog or hammer though.

redfishsc · 07/31/2009, 08:20 AM

I have a feeling I'll have a torch hitting a frogspawn and hammer before too long. It's growing quicker, so it's only a matter of time. We'll see!

ILoveReefer · 07/31/2009, 11:08 PM

Just keep an eye on them. They are generally safe to keep next to each other. I recently had 2 torch colonies, 4 frogspawn colonies, and three 4 hammer colonies all touching each other without any problems. However I had to relocate a small torch colony because of his sweeper tentacles, he was trying to attack the other euphyllia's. I didn't see any damage to the other colonies, nor did I see any of his sweeper tentacles stick to the others. I relocated him to be safe.

ILoveReefer · 07/31/2009, 11:29 PM

I recently got rid of most of the colonies because I'm getting into SPS corals more and wanted the real estate. This is an older picture but it looked pretty much the same up to a few weeks ago. With the exception that the colonies where quite a bit larger.

Nikee1404 · 08/01/2009, 12:09 AM

I keep my hammer and frogspawn close and they touch with no problems. I keep the torch a little bit further apart, but I haven't had any problems. Just give them plenty of room to grow, and they'll be alright.

Brian DeGolier · 08/01/2009, 04:40 PM

That's the glory of euphillia's, they can all touch within each other, hammers, torches and frogspawns are completely compatible with one another. just keep them away from other types if you can.

redfishsc · 08/02/2009, 11:45 AM

This all sounds great!

I do have a few corals that will need to be kept further from them (notice the size of the tank, 25g, these euphyllias will overtake the tank in a matter of several months or so I'm sure). Mostly it's stuff like green stars and anthelia, and a few mushrooms that can move themselves if needed.

Thanks for all the help!

Oh, and great pics Ilovereefer!

180+55reef · 08/02/2009, 06:33 PM

mine seem to get along quite well,

JLAURIA751 · 08/03/2009, 05:13 PM

what about a frogspawn and a fox coral how do those do

180+55reef · 08/04/2009, 06:39 PM

fox might bother it,,,,,,

yaridong · 05/16/2018, 04:51 PM

I know this is an old thread but tacking on additional comments always helps the next guy using google.

For years I had no issue with euphyllia touching each other but recently I purchased a green torch and placed it next to my orange frogspawn and it was definitely irritating it to the point the orange frogspawn would not open up on the side that was brushing against the torch's sweepers. I waited a few days and it only got worse so I moved the frogspawn. Now all is good.

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Vinny Kreyling · 05/22/2018, 05:11 PM

I have always heard a torch should be separated from the rest.

mynorrodas · 06/03/2018, 01:02 PM

I have an euphyllias garden in my tank, for years all my hammers, frogs, torch, were touching each other and nothing happened. One day suddenly one hammer killed all the others.

Rispa · 06/08/2018, 10:36 PM

Has anyone tried mixing these with Elegance corals?

HBL · 06/09/2018, 12:24 AM

Would like to know also, tagging along

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RLM60 · 06/11/2018, 04:46 PM

Be careful with torches, I've had them attack hammer and frogspawn.

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07/30/2009, 04:46 PM	#1
redfishsc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 3,696	Compatibility of torch, hammer, and frogspawn? Can they touch? I read in a CORAL magazine article from several years ago that (if I read right) Euphyllia sp. can all touch each other without stinging one another. Is this the case? Can hammers touch torch or frogspawn, and vice versa? __________________ "The measure of a life is not its duration but its donation." Corrie Ten Boom “The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins” -- Søren Kierkegaard Current Tank Info: ghetto grad school reef.....11g rimless tank, 36X9X9, lit by Cree and Rebels scobbled together. Stocked mostly with free stuff I got from panhandling my fellow reefers.

07/31/2009, 08:20 AM	#4
redfishsc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 3,696	I have a feeling I'll have a torch hitting a frogspawn and hammer before too long. It's growing quicker, so it's only a matter of time. We'll see! __________________ "The measure of a life is not its duration but its donation." Corrie Ten Boom “The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins” -- Søren Kierkegaard Current Tank Info: ghetto grad school reef.....11g rimless tank, 36X9X9, lit by Cree and Rebels scobbled together. Stocked mostly with free stuff I got from panhandling my fellow reefers.

07/31/2009, 11:08 PM	#5
ILoveReefer Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cheektowaga Posts: 851	Just keep an eye on them. They are generally safe to keep next to each other. I recently had 2 torch colonies, 4 frogspawn colonies, and three 4 hammer colonies all touching each other without any problems. However I had to relocate a small torch colony because of his sweeper tentacles, he was trying to attack the other euphyllia's. I didn't see any damage to the other colonies, nor did I see any of his sweeper tentacles stick to the others. I relocated him to be safe. Last edited by ILoveReefer; 07/31/2009 at 11:32 PM.

08/01/2009, 04:40 PM	#8
Brian DeGolier Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: USA Posts: 316	That's the glory of euphillia's, they can all touch within each other, hammers, torches and frogspawns are completely compatible with one another. just keep them away from other types if you can. __________________ Brian Current Tank Info: Planet Aquarium 105 Gal Planted freshwater, semi-high tec

08/02/2009, 11:45 AM	#9
redfishsc Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Wake Forest, NC Posts: 3,696	This all sounds great! I do have a few corals that will need to be kept further from them (notice the size of the tank, 25g, these euphyllias will overtake the tank in a matter of several months or so I'm sure). Mostly it's stuff like green stars and anthelia, and a few mushrooms that can move themselves if needed. Thanks for all the help! Oh, and great pics Ilovereefer! __________________ "The measure of a life is not its duration but its donation." Corrie Ten Boom “The tyrant dies and his rule is over, the martyr dies and his rule begins” -- Søren Kierkegaard Current Tank Info: ghetto grad school reef.....11g rimless tank, 36X9X9, lit by Cree and Rebels scobbled together. Stocked mostly with free stuff I got from panhandling my fellow reefers.

07/30/2009, 09:59 PM	#2
Khai Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Posts: 313	I would be interested to know this also...

07/31/2009, 05:34 AM	#3
Cozmo4 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Fort Worth, TX Posts: 583	I have two frogs and one hammer that all touch each other some when they are fully extended. I've seen no damage on any of the three. I don't have experience with a torch touching a frog or hammer though.

07/31/2009, 11:29 PM	#6
ILoveReefer Premium Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cheektowaga Posts: 851	I recently got rid of most of the colonies because I'm getting into SPS corals more and wanted the real estate. This is an older picture but it looked pretty much the same up to a few weeks ago. With the exception that the colonies where quite a bit larger.

08/01/2009, 12:09 AM	#7
Nikee1404 Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Kentucky Posts: 208	I keep my hammer and frogspawn close and they touch with no problems. I keep the torch a little bit further apart, but I haven't had any problems. Just give them plenty of room to grow, and they'll be alright.

08/02/2009, 06:33 PM	#10
180+55reef Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: New England Posts: 359	mine seem to get along quite well,

08/03/2009, 05:13 PM	#11
JLAURIA751 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 517	what about a frogspawn and a fox coral how do those do

08/04/2009, 06:39 PM	#12
180+55reef Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: New England Posts: 359	fox might bother it,,,,,,

05/16/2018, 04:51 PM	#13
yaridong Registered Member Join Date: May 2011 Location: Southern OC! Posts: 129	I know this is an old thread but tacking on additional comments always helps the next guy using google. For years I had no issue with euphyllia touching each other but recently I purchased a green torch and placed it next to my orange frogspawn and it was definitely irritating it to the point the orange frogspawn would not open up on the side that was brushing against the torch's sweepers. I waited a few days and it only got worse so I moved the frogspawn. Now all is good. Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

05/22/2018, 05:11 PM	#14
Vinny Kreyling Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Miller Place, NY Posts: 7,206	I have always heard a torch should be separated from the rest. __________________ 250 gallon mixed reef, 2 Reefbreeder's Photon V 2, Deepwater BLDC 12, DAS EX-3 Skimmer, MTC mini cal, 2-3/4" Sea Swirls, Aquacontroller & 6 Tunze pumps.

06/03/2018, 01:02 PM	#15
mynorrodas Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 54	I have an euphyllias garden in my tank, for years all my hammers, frogs, torch, were touching each other and nothing happened. One day suddenly one hammer killed all the others.

06/08/2018, 10:36 PM	#16
Rispa Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Houston, Texas Posts: 35	Has anyone tried mixing these with Elegance corals?

06/09/2018, 12:24 AM	#17
HBL Registered Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 50	Would like to know also, tagging along Sent from my SM-N950U using Tapatalk

06/11/2018, 04:46 PM	#18
RLM60 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Alabama Posts: 55	Be careful with torches, I've had them attack hammer and frogspawn. Sent from my SAMSUNG-SM-G930A using Tapatalk