The Malaysian Banana Torch (Euphyllia glabrescens, wild-collected or maricultured from Malaysian reef zones) is a legendarily rare, ultra-vibrant Large Polyp Stony (LPS) coral that sits alongside the Holy Grail as a premier collector piece. Revered for its blinding, solid canary-yellow palette, this morph features long, flowing tentacles dyed almost entirely in intense neon banana-yellow or yellow-gold, anchored by subtle lime-green bases and topped with soft white or bright yellow-green tips.
Coloration: Hyper-saturated solid canary-yellow or banana-gold tentacle shafts, fading to a soft pale lime or translucent base, crowned with creamy white, ice-blue, or yellow-green tips and a glowing turquoise-green oral disc.
Growth Pattern: Branching / Phaceloid (builds a calcium carbonate skeletal branch structure, continuously dividing at the head to form multi-polyp clusters). Sold as 1 head ona 0.5 -1 inch frag plug.
Lighting: Moderate to High (PAR 150–220).
Water Flow: Moderate to High (Randomized, indirect fluid motion that keeps the long, fleshy tentacles swaying freely without slamming against sharp skeletal corallite edges).
Feeding: Active carnivore; extends long, sticky tentacles day and night to accept mysis shrimp, chopped brine, enriched LPS pellets, and liquid amino acids.
Aggressiveness: Aggressive (possesses potent stinging sweeper tentacles that can extend up to 3–5 inches to sting nearby SPS, softies, or non-Euphyllia LPS).
Care Level: Moderate to Advanced (Malaysian wild imports can be sensitive during initial acclimation; requires rock-solid alkalinity stability and protection from brown jelly disease).
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