Battle of the Euphyllia: Torches vs. Hammers vs. Frogspawn!

[AlyciaMarie]

Euphyllia is one of my favorite types of LPS! With some of the best-looking flow in the world of sea critters, Euphyllia is always pieces of eye candy in a Saltwater Aquarium. But the real question is: Which are your favorite, and why?

Torches, Hammers, or Frogspaw. What is your favorite type of Euphyllia? Why?

Disclaimer: You are not voting on the pictures below. You are voting on Euphyllia in general!

 

[ChrisfromBrick]

I had to go with torches because of their long tentacles, not at all for their popularity. BUT frogspawn is a VERY close second. I love frogspawn for some reason.

 

[Mr Fishface]

I voted how can I possibly choose as I just love all 3! If I HAD to pick one I'd go with hammer just because I used to have a very beautiful hammer in the past. After I move and get settled I really would love to get some of these again.

 

[Linden13]

Torches more movement and better colors also they grow faster at least between the torches , hammers and frogspawn that I have in my tank

 

[AlyciaMarie]

I had to go with torches because of their long tentacles, not at all for their popularity. BUT frogspawn is a VERY close second. I love frogspawn for some reason.

I also LOVE Frogspawn! They're so mesmerizing to me!

 

[VintageReefer]

Love the colors and movement of this torch!

 

[AlyciaMarie]

Love the colors and movement of this torch!

Beautiful! What kind?

 

[MrWellington]

Torches, then Frogspawn. Torches, because of the graceful movement, have great color choices, and can be grouped together into a garden. I've also seen torches host clowns before. Frogspawn because they are very forgiving and cost much less then torches.

 

[VintageReefer]

Beautiful! What kind?

Banana holy grail

 

[RaymondL]

When I first started I always wanted a torch and over time, I'm totally into hammers and I find frogspawns more my preference than torches now because they have different polyps and patterns, and translucent to a degree

 

[VintageReefer]

I vote torches!!!

But…I have a hammer on the way that might just change my mind … it’s a natural graft from a hobbiests 20yr old colony

 

[shakacuz]

torch, for sure!!

 

[Rusty_L_Shackleford]

I love the way torches look but they take up soo much real estate and I have small tanks. For me the frogspawns and hammers are a better fit. I have an 8 head (started as 1) bright green frogspawn with blue tips in my tank(34g red sea) that takes up an entire corner. My wife has 2 hammers, an ocotspawn, and a frogspawn in her biocube.

 

[encrustingacro]

Not to be that person, but hammers and frogspawn are Fimbriaphyllia, not Euphyllia.

Also, you forgot cristata torches and octospawn.

 

[Sam21WA]

I vote torches!!!

But…I have a hammer on the way that might just change my mind … it’s a natural graft from a hobbiests 20yr old colony

Love that combo.

 

[JayM]

No octospawn love?

 

[smartinez198723]

Can’t decide. I have multiple of all 3 in my tank.

 

[AlyciaMarie]

Not to be that person, but hammers and frogspawn are Fimbriaphyllia, not Euphyllia.

Also, you forgot cristata torches and octospawn.

Oh, I had no idea. My bad! After I read your comment I went looking about found this thread about it. Great info about this for sure. thanks!

 

[AlyciaMarie]

No octospawn love?

I didn’t realize these existed until right now. They’re very similar to frogspawn visually! What are the differences?

 

[VintageReefer]

I think it’s that frogspawn has one ball/dot/lump thing per branch tip and Octo has multiple

Or maybe it was octospawn has the bumps all along the branch? Here’s some octospawn and last is a frogspawn