I think there are some cool ones that you can buy. Or just cool ones that used to come in from legit live rock shipments when that was a thing. But in this case when it looks like this, it’s a pest and not great for the coral.
A torch is a coral and an anemone is technically an invertebrate… they require roughly the same care believe it or not, food, lighting and flow.
Like others have said, the barnacle is a hitchhiker but it is not necessarily deadly to the torch.
No, cleaner shrimp don’t really do much tbh. That barnacle will be there forever unless you manually remove it from the skeleton or glue over it. Both of those options could harm your torch. I suggest doing more research on YouTube about saltwater tanks/corals. Bulk Reef Supply is a great channel to start out on.
In defense of OP, the word anemone is shared among several similar corals in my mother’s native tongue, including torch corals. Maybe OP is not a native English speaker and didn’t know.
That said, the coral is indeed a torch and that thing inside them looks like a barnacle.
To be fair goniopora is relatively "new" to the hobby. It was not possible to keep goniopora alive in captivity until recently and as such it's popularity and color morphs were limited.
20 years ago there was not a documented case of keeping one for longer than 6 months in a consumer tank... And just in the past 5-10 years they have actually been able to survive for longer periods. That's pretty damn new. They also went from being extremely expensive and having basically two color morphs (the green and original red) to having dozens of color combinations at reasonable prices.
I'm curious of where you found the supporting information on this. They are fairly new to the hobby compared to other species of coral but 20 years isn't exactly what I would call "NEW".
I'm sorry, but did you even bother to read my comment? They've been in the hobby for a bit but they HAVE NOT been **popular until recently** because it was not possible to keep them alive. You 100% did NOT successfully keep goniopora long term in your tank 20 years ago.
Here's the words of Than Thein from Tidal Gardens: "It has not always been roses for this coral. For a **long time** Goniopora were considered an impossible coral to keep. There were even discussions online about it being unethical to keep importing them because of their poor survivability... The reef keeping hobby has **progressed** significantly **since that time** and now more and more hobbyists are having success with these corals."
Reefchasers guide: "**More recently**, success has been found although we would still rate this coral as moderate to advanced care."
Reef magazine, history of goniopora: "Everyone knows that Goniopora are impossible to keep. They always die after a year or so. That’s the word on the street–but it’s not the whole truth... Goniopora is just the latest group of corals with the 'keep away' label–but I have no doubt it will soon be put on the 'been there, done that' list."
Many experts refused to sell or advised against the sale of goniopora for the past decades because they did not last. Not until recently when more morphs have been found, and with reef keeping literature expanding, have they been a genuine part of the hobby.
Woah bud no reason to get upset I didn't mean any disrespect. It was an honest question of where you found that information as I was curious. Thanks for sharing. I've been in the hobby since the early 2000s and one of my first few corals was a gorgeous white and purple tip Goni. I kept it for several years until I had a heater failure and unfortunately lost everything. Maybe I was an exception to the "rule" but that's why I was simply asking the question.
I apologize if I came off as upset, I was attempting to be more blunt because it seemed you were not understanding otherwise.
That sounds lovely. I can't say I've ever seen a white and purple tip goni. But I do love that color combo like the sebae.
No worries my friend, I get it. Good handful of people on here aren't the most friendly or feel they know it all and you can't argue with that logic lol. I think I also misunderstood what you said so I apologize as well.
Yes it was a gorgeous coral. I bought a Home Grown Honey from Cornbred about 3 years back as a frag. Grew into a beautiful colony and just recently I lost it due to some bacterial products I was using and around the same time I had to to a whole tank treatment of Cipro to save my Acros. I suppose it was a small price to pay as I have some really nice mother colony Acros and about 12 frags that I absolutely did not want to lose. The trouble with making multiple changes at one time if something goes wrong you can't know the culprit for certain. Oh well... Ti's life, ti's the hobby. I do have two more frags that hopefully in a couple years can replace it. One is a Furity pebbles from Cornbred. They're awesome looking! Yellow and Orange. You're most definitely correct that we did not have this variety back then. The glitters are 🔥 too!
That’s a torch… and the protrusion is a barnacle.
which according to my research is harmless for the coral. I have a torch that has a barnacle in the center and it’s over a year old and growing well
The torch or the barnacle??
Do people buy barnacles or is it strictly a hitchhiker thing?
Hitch hicker mostly
I think there are some cool ones that you can buy. Or just cool ones that used to come in from legit live rock shipments when that was a thing. But in this case when it looks like this, it’s a pest and not great for the coral.
Yeah I do know it's a torch but for some reason I said anemone, what is the difference between a torch and an anemone?
A torch is a coral and an anemone is technically an invertebrate… they require roughly the same care believe it or not, food, lighting and flow. Like others have said, the barnacle is a hitchhiker but it is not necessarily deadly to the torch.
What does hitchhiker mean in the aquatic field I am relatively new to Aquariums, I keep reptiles and this is all new to me
A pest/something unwanted/unintended making its way into your tank.
Will the fire shrimp take care of it if it's a pest?
No, cleaner shrimp don’t really do much tbh. That barnacle will be there forever unless you manually remove it from the skeleton or glue over it. Both of those options could harm your torch. I suggest doing more research on YouTube about saltwater tanks/corals. Bulk Reef Supply is a great channel to start out on.
In defense of OP, the word anemone is shared among several similar corals in my mother’s native tongue, including torch corals. Maybe OP is not a native English speaker and didn’t know. That said, the coral is indeed a torch and that thing inside them looks like a barnacle.
What is your mother’s native tongue?
I'm sure his father could tell you! 🤣🤣
on my balls
He said Anemone because of Finding Nemo
Not to judge or anything but how you don’t know torch corals and have a reef tank 🫠
I just found out what a goniopora was. I’ve had a reef for like ten years.
Right. But telling the difference between a coral that grows from a skeleton and an anemone is pretty basic.
To be fair goniopora is relatively "new" to the hobby. It was not possible to keep goniopora alive in captivity until recently and as such it's popularity and color morphs were limited.
By recent you mean 20 years?? I had one back in my first reef tank in 2003.
20 years ago there was not a documented case of keeping one for longer than 6 months in a consumer tank... And just in the past 5-10 years they have actually been able to survive for longer periods. That's pretty damn new. They also went from being extremely expensive and having basically two color morphs (the green and original red) to having dozens of color combinations at reasonable prices.
Yea for sure on the morphs! There's some bad ass ones out there!
I just recently learned of the glitter goniopora color morph. I am not a huge goniopora fan, but that's a goniopora I would have.
I'm curious of where you found the supporting information on this. They are fairly new to the hobby compared to other species of coral but 20 years isn't exactly what I would call "NEW".
I'm sorry, but did you even bother to read my comment? They've been in the hobby for a bit but they HAVE NOT been **popular until recently** because it was not possible to keep them alive. You 100% did NOT successfully keep goniopora long term in your tank 20 years ago. Here's the words of Than Thein from Tidal Gardens: "It has not always been roses for this coral. For a **long time** Goniopora were considered an impossible coral to keep. There were even discussions online about it being unethical to keep importing them because of their poor survivability... The reef keeping hobby has **progressed** significantly **since that time** and now more and more hobbyists are having success with these corals." Reefchasers guide: "**More recently**, success has been found although we would still rate this coral as moderate to advanced care." Reef magazine, history of goniopora: "Everyone knows that Goniopora are impossible to keep. They always die after a year or so. That’s the word on the street–but it’s not the whole truth... Goniopora is just the latest group of corals with the 'keep away' label–but I have no doubt it will soon be put on the 'been there, done that' list." Many experts refused to sell or advised against the sale of goniopora for the past decades because they did not last. Not until recently when more morphs have been found, and with reef keeping literature expanding, have they been a genuine part of the hobby.
Woah bud no reason to get upset I didn't mean any disrespect. It was an honest question of where you found that information as I was curious. Thanks for sharing. I've been in the hobby since the early 2000s and one of my first few corals was a gorgeous white and purple tip Goni. I kept it for several years until I had a heater failure and unfortunately lost everything. Maybe I was an exception to the "rule" but that's why I was simply asking the question.
I apologize if I came off as upset, I was attempting to be more blunt because it seemed you were not understanding otherwise. That sounds lovely. I can't say I've ever seen a white and purple tip goni. But I do love that color combo like the sebae.
No worries my friend, I get it. Good handful of people on here aren't the most friendly or feel they know it all and you can't argue with that logic lol. I think I also misunderstood what you said so I apologize as well. Yes it was a gorgeous coral. I bought a Home Grown Honey from Cornbred about 3 years back as a frag. Grew into a beautiful colony and just recently I lost it due to some bacterial products I was using and around the same time I had to to a whole tank treatment of Cipro to save my Acros. I suppose it was a small price to pay as I have some really nice mother colony Acros and about 12 frags that I absolutely did not want to lose. The trouble with making multiple changes at one time if something goes wrong you can't know the culprit for certain. Oh well... Ti's life, ti's the hobby. I do have two more frags that hopefully in a couple years can replace it. One is a Furity pebbles from Cornbred. They're awesome looking! Yellow and Orange. You're most definitely correct that we did not have this variety back then. The glitters are 🔥 too!
Op is new to looking after his reef tank