Does my torch still have a chance?

[Der_Iron_Chef]

What else are you keeping in the tank?

[marcingo]

all zoos and mushrooms have a green star polyp, and a alveopora(i believe thats what its called- its similar to the goniopora but has 12 tentacles on each polyp) I also have a tube anenome that has rooted itself far away from the torch in question. As for livestock I have a foxface, blue cheek goby, 2 black false percs and 2 regular ones. The torch that is sick was about 4 inches from the alveopora( could this have been stinging the torch?).

[Ruth]

Did you do any kind of acclimatization (sp) when you put the coral in the tank? It could have just been too big of a change in water parameters. Sometimes corals just don't move well no matter what you do. I have never had much luck with torch corals for some reason.

[marcingo]

I did an acclimitization by the drip method. Your probably right some just dont survive.

Question still remains if all the tentacles have dissapeared but I never found any on the sand or anywhere for that matter does that mean they retracted into the skeleton and the coral still has a chance? or should I just throw it out?

Thanks.

[Ruth]

Because the tentacles on LPS are for the most part filled with water when they disintegrate there is really nothing left to find.
I would leave it for a while - wonders never cease. I know that I had a plate coral that I swore was toast and it came back - until the heat wave this summer that took out just about everything except my fish.

[marcingo]

thanks for the help

[Der_Iron_Chef]

To my knowledge, torch coral is much more aggressive than alveopora....so I don't know, I have a hard time believing that the alveopora is responsible.

Could be some form of reproduction? Some infectious agent, perhaps? Tough one.

[marcingo]

I guess it just wasnt meant to live in my tank. Kinda sucks since its not the cheapest coral out there.