🖤💚 Hybrid Fusion Torch Coral
Euphyllia glabrescens – Grafted Black & Green Collector LPS
🔹 Quick Stats
Care Level: Intermediate to Advanced
Temperament: Aggressive (keep distance from other corals)
Colour Form: A spectacular grafted morph blending deep onyx-black tentacles with fluorescent emerald-green tips, creating a dramatic bi-colour contrast rarely seen in nature. Under actinic lighting, the green ignites with electric intensity while the black base glows with metallic undertones — a truly hypnotic fusion of shadow and light.
Water Conditions: 24–27 °C, dKH 8–11, pH 8.0–8.4, sg 1.024–1.026
Family: Euphylliidae
Lighting: Moderate to High – enhances graft definition and contrast
Water Flow: Moderate, oscillating
Placement: Mid to lower reef zones with open space
🧬 Overview
The Hybrid Fusion Torch Coral is a next-generation collector’s LPS — a living art piece born from rare grafting between contrasting colour morphs. Each polyp displays an unpredictable swirl of black and green, sometimes even splitting into half-and-half tentacles.
This coral captures the eye instantly: bold, alien, and endlessly dynamic. Whether viewed under daylight or actinic blues, it radiates a surreal beauty that defines high-end modern reef design.
🍽️ Care & Feeding
Fully photosynthetic, though enhanced coloration and growth can be achieved through periodic target feeding with Reef Roids, Coral Frenzy, or fine particulate foods.
Maintain stable parameters and avoid rapid nutrient swings — both black and green pigments are sensitive to imbalance.
Supplementation with amino acids, potassium, and iron helps maintain vivid green fluorescence and contrast integrity.
📈 Optimal Parameters
| Parameter | Ideal Range |
|---|---|
| Alkalinity (dKH) | 8–11 |
| Calcium (Ca) | 420–460 ppm |
| Magnesium (Mg) | 1250–1350 ppm |
| Nitrate (NO₃) | 2–10 ppm |
| Phosphate (PO₄) | 0.02–0.07 ppm |
📍 Placement
Provide moderate, indirect flow to allow its long tentacles to sway freely without excessive force. Keep ample spacing from other corals — torch sweeper tentacles can extend several centimetres and sting nearby tissue. Ideal for visually striking contrast in mid or foreground reef zones.
🖤💚 Hybrid Fusion Torch Coral
Where shadow meets neon — a living masterpiece of contrast, power, and grace.