One of the Largest Torch Corals I have seen!

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  1. Clutch

    Clutch Astrea Snail

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    One of the Largest Hammer OR Frogspawn Corals I have seen!

    Today at my LFS, I took possession of what has to be the largest and most beautiful Torch Corals....(NOW IDENTIFIED AS A HAMMER OR FROGSPAWN) I have ever seen! I am no photographer and these pictures do not do justice to the 53 HEADS on this amazing specimen! All in all, right now he is approx.10" in diameter. I wanted to take the pic about an hour after I placed him in the tank so you can see most of the heads before they all opened, but several in the middle already have. I will take a few more shots in the coming weeks when he really gets acclimated. Enjoy!

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    Clutch, Jul 24, 2009
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  2. acemow

    acemow Purple Spiny Lobster

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    Nice!! Great find!
     
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  3. PackLeader

    PackLeader Giant Squid

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    That is very nice, but not a torch! ;) Would need a better pic of the heads, but is either frogspawn or hammer. I would say hammer.
     
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  4. jhawkor

    jhawkor Millepora

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    Yeah I was gonna say it looks like a hammer to me. Either way beautiful.
     
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  5. coldshot

    coldshot Blue Ringed Angel

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    Why buy big? Why not buy small and watch it grow.....
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  6. Clutch

    Clutch Astrea Snail

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    Hmmm, I've had a few hammers...A bit different than this specimen, but may you may be correct to a frogspawn, BUT up close it looks VERY close to my other Torches in the tank.
     
    Clutch, Jul 24, 2009
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  7. Clutch

    Clutch Astrea Snail

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    I wanted a big specimen to start with for my clowns (at least we will see if they go for it), than going for an Anemones that scare me a bit too much with all the other expensive corals in the tank.
     
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  8. Alex

    Alex Spanish Shawl Nudibranch

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    wow

    very nice man, deffinately looks like the hammer i have. but sweet deal, wish my lfs would ever get anything good. its all either so incredibly small it just doesnt seem worth buying for the price or half dead.
     
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  9. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    That is a massive coral

    I reckon the torch in my avatar came from a similiar sized colony that was broken up

    Steve
     
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  10. dirtydavenkc

    dirtydavenkc Purple Spiny Lobster

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    yeah thats a hammer and a very nice one indeed.
     
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