NY Knicks Torch
A variant of Torch coral (Euphyllia glabrescens)
Representative Torch coralphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
A bold orange-and-blue torch named for the Knicks' colors: fiery orange tentacles tipped in electric icy-blue, often over a purple base with a green mouth.
📜 Backstory
A popular named Euphyllia glabrescens morph sold by World Wide Corals ('NY Knicks Torch Coral') and Tidal Gardens ('New York Knicks Torch'), and traded widely across vendors and reef2reef. It is a wild Indo-Pacific color form; the exact original colony is debated, but WWC and Tidal Gardens are the reference vendors for the name.
Keeper tips for this variant
Show off the blue tips under heavy actinic/blue spectrum; keep moderate, indirect flow and avoid touching neighbors, as the bodies carry potent sweeper stings.