Toxicity of a Torch?

[rharlow]

Quick question about a torch. The torch I have (thanks greg) has some pretty long tentacles. Can these touch (very briefly) other corals? Specifically an Alveopora and a Echinophyllia. Again, the touching is just briefly brushing by and not laying on the corals. Thanks

Chip

 

[smcnally]

They will burn other corals. I had one doing this to a mantle of a clam and it literally ate a hole through the mantle.

 

[Greg Hiller]

The sweeper tentacles will burn other corals.

 

[marco67]

On the up side they along with their cousins are great for keeping things like Xenia in check.

 

[Greg Hiller]

While we are on the topic, some corals of the Euphyllia genus can 'get along' with one another. I have a Frogspawn that can intermingle it's tentacles with an Anchor with no problems. Unfortunately, I think (could be wrong) that torch is the least likely of the Genus Euphyllia to 'play nice'.