Eggs INSIDE hammer?

[PTXReef]

Anyone know what this is? Eggs inside my hammer coral?

 

[MERKEY]

Spider eggs???

Following to learn ;)

 

[I’ma tempermental coral]

Spider eggs???

Following to learn ;)

I sure hope not!!!!! But same here!!!

 

[DSEKULA]

Looks like its getting ready to spawn. It will release those eggs i to the column. If you have lunar cycle lights i find it happens most at full moon time.

 

[DSEKULA]

Its rare but if you do some searching euphyllia do sexually reproduce during spawning events mine will go nightly for about a week and you can see the eggs like yours in between. Ive yet to see any offspring but keep my fingers crossed.

 

[PTXReef]

Hoping that's the case! I've found extreeemeely tiny heads budding from two of my other branching hammers (seems like they like to bud out of parts with lots of flesh), will post pics when the lights are back on. I only found out when I was poking around the tank with a blue flashlight at night to see if there are any pests/worms. Fingers crossed they are hammer eggs :p. But if that's the case, wouldn't it be an extremely low chance that they would be fertilized and successfully attach to the substrate/grow? o_O

 

[PicassoClown04]

Hoping that's the case! I've found extreeemeely tiny heads budding from two of my other branching hammers (seems like they like to bud out of parts with lots of flesh), will post pics when the lights are back on. I only found out when I was poking around the tank with a blue flashlight at night to see if there are any pests/worms. Fingers crossed they are hammer eggs :p. But if that's the case, wouldn't it be an extremely low chance that they would be fertilized and successfully attach to the substrate/grow? o_O

Never heard of hammer eggs!! Much less hammer eggs in captivity!! How long have you had it for? Did you notice a spawning event? Do you have other hammers of the same species (like more indo branching hammers)?? I was thinking probably snail eggs of some kind when I first read the title but now I’m hoping for something a million times cooler!

 

[PTXReef]

Never heard of hammer eggs!! Much less hammer eggs in captivity!! How long have you had it for? Did you notice a spawning event? Do you have other hammers of the same species (like more indo branching hammers)?? I was thinking probably snail eggs of some kind when I first read the title but now I’m hoping for something a million times cooler!

This hammer was actually a new piece I got from my LFS last week. It has been there in a large system for about 7 months. Haven't noticed any spawning event. Was cleaning the tank today and saw them while inspecting all of the hammers.

I also thought they were snail eggs but it was inside the hammer.

Neon green hammer (2 heads, expands to 6'') with the eggs:

Here are my hammers!
The pink and teal are wall hammers while the rest are all branching!

 

[Sam25]

Hey any update on what it was? I’m having something similar to mine

https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/word-pinkish-spots-on-hammers.859723/

 

[PTXReef]

Mine still does this periodically but haven’t seen any babies pop up anywhere..