Where to buy Dana's Torch Coral
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About Dana's Torch Coral
Dana's Torch Coral features elongated, tubular polyps with tentacles extending from a central mouth. Coloration varies from cream to tan, yellow, or greenish, often with contrasting tentacle tips in orange, red, or white. The branching skeleton typically grows in a compact, upright torch-like formation.
Key facts
- Coloration
- Cream, tan, yellow, or greenish base with orange, red, or white tentacle tips
- Placement Recommendation
- Middle
- Min tank size
- 40 gallons
- Care difficulty
- Moderate
- Care Requirements
- • Place in middle water column with moderate, indirect lighting • Prefers medium water flow to prevent stagnation around polyps • Benefits from occasional target feeding (zooplankton, mysis shrimp) • Requires stable water parameters (pH 8.1–8.3, salinity 1.023–1.026) • Avoid aggressive tank mates; corals have sweeper tentacles
- Origin
- Indo-Pacific region, from Indonesia to the Great Barrier Reef and Coral Triangle.
- Lighting Requirement
- Medium
- Appearance Description
- Dana's Torch Coral features elongated, tubular polyps with tentacles extending from a central mouth. Coloration varies from cream to tan, yellow, or greenish, often with contrasting tentacle tips in orange, red, or white. The branching skeleton typically grows in a compact, upright torch-like formation.
- Growth Rate
- Moderate
- Coral Type
- LPS
- Feeding Needs
- Light supplemental feeding
- Flow Requirement
- Medium
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