Green wall hammer coral questions.

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I got a green wall hammer coral about 2 months ago. When I first got him I put him in the crevice of a rock and when I switched tanks I placed him on a ledge. Recently I had to move him because he was almost touching another hammer and the space was getting to crowded. I put him into the sand and dug him in about a half a inch.

I was wondering how these guys grow. I saw some pictures online and it looked like a maze of them. Will mine grow to be a maze, and is him being dug into the sand restricting his growth? Over the past 2 months he hasn't grown and I only see his tentacles start to grow more around the rock. Also will his rock start to get bigger and form a maze shape or do I have to put him near a rock?

Any help is appreciated, thanks.

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Being in the sand won't effect it one way or another. ime wall euphyllia take a looooooong time to grow.
 

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Never had luck with wall hammers. Unlike the branching ones. They are a short term residents. I hated watching them just slowly die.
 
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Dang. Ever since I put him in the sand he's been extending his tentacles even more. I thought they were long when I first moved him in. Well I'm just going to monitor his growth with this thread and if anyone else wants to see how fast they grow they can. Hopefully in a year he will be huge! Haha.
 
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Just a pic for reference of when I first got him.
 
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Lol, found this thread again. Anyways here is a pic of him now after 10 months. Not much growth but you can sure tell he is bigger
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You could have left it next to the other hammer, mine don't mind touching each other at all. It looks happy where it is!
 

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It’s been a long time, just seeing if it’s still alive and thriving.
 

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