Golden Cristata Torch

General information

In general, corals from the genus Euphyllia have long tentacles that may stretch out 2 to 4 inches and are usually extended out most of the time. When the polyps are retracted, you can clearly see that each corallite is completely separated from each other and is encased by its own wall.

This is the water parameters for cultivating Golden Cristata Torch Euphyllia:

• Calcium: 420 – 440 ppm
• Alkalinity: 2.86 – 3.93 MEQ/L (8 – 11 dKH)
• Phosphates: 0
• Magnesium: 1260 – 1350
• Strontium: 8 -10
• Temperature: 75° – 80° F (24° – 27° C)
• Salinity / Specific Gravity: 1.023 – 1.025
• pH: 8.1 – 8.4

The Golden Cristata Torch Euphyllia gets its primary nutrition from the symbiotic zooxanthellae living within its tissues. However, we still do recommend you do supplemental feeding by adding mysis and brine shrimp.

A mature tank is highly recommended in propagating Golden Cristata Torch Euphyllia. They need to be set in the middle or bottom portion of the tank.

Golden Cristata Torch Euphyllia requires moderate lighting and moderate to strong water flow.

The Golden Cristata Torch Euphyllia is prone to brown jelly infection, especially if there is minimal water flow.

The Golden Cristata Torch Euphyllia has semi-aggressive behavior. With this, proper spacing in relation to other coral specimens is recommended.

Since Golden Cristata Torch Euphyllia is a marine species, salinity must be entirely maintained at 1.023 to 1.025 specific gravity.