Torch Coral Acting Strange

CandyCane · #1 03-04-2011, 04:01 AM

Every other coral in my tank is doing amazing except my torch coral instead of growing like it was a week ago is now slowly shrinking. I tested my water and nothing seems wrong that I can spot, any suggestions as to why it may be shrinking all of a sudden?

ScubaSteve · #2 03-04-2011, 05:19 AM

Tagging along. My candy cane is doing the same for some reason.

toytech · #3 03-04-2011, 05:31 AM

torch seem to be really fussy , I have one that compleatly bleached for no reason , all my other lps are fine . I think they are a good indicator of water quality even if everthing tests fine torch is saying otherwise.

apex82 · #4 03-04-2011, 06:09 AM

I had a nice torch that was doing great... then all of a sudden shrank and died over a couple days. No idea why, I was thinking maybe my coral beauty picked and damaged it enough for it to retract and die?

RezReef · #5 03-04-2011, 01:38 PM

My torch tentacles went all stringy...to the point where they all fell off...I lost a few heads...now the torch is making a recovery...tentacles are coming back...been feeding it a little bit more...I think it was because of my peppermint shrimp...I saw one early one morning poking it's pincers into the heads...my new sunrise dottyback since taken care of two N i had three...so I don't know if that was really the cause...I also watched the water temp... Kept it consistent...the torch heads r splitting.

Maverick00 · #6 03-04-2011, 06:32 PM

ive had a small 2 headed frag for about a week and its also going through the same motions. ive noticed one of my chromis picking at the tips from time to time. Im trying a 10 gal WC today.

CandyCane · #7 03-05-2011, 04:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ScubaSteve

Tagging along. My candy cane is doing the same for some reason.

Candy Canes seem to act weird under different kinds of lighting, I've got everything under a small reef bulb and my candy cane loves it but under my friends high output reef bulb and actinic it looked shrivled.

As far as my torch maybe it didnt like the switch from my friends tank to mine. I'm getting brand new really good quality lighting very soon though so I'll see if it improves then cuz I can't figure out anything else that could be wrong.