Hammer coral Budding??

[Sortega]

Hello,

I have been searching around and have gotten a few different responses. I thought that Hammer corals grew new heads by splitting? However in this picture (my tailspot wanted to be in the picture) it looks like I am getting buds about half way up the base on the side facing the Benny.

If you you zoom in (I tried my best) you can see that the tips of the little growths match the color of the hammer. Has anybody seen this before?

 

[ScottR]

Strange but yes. They can grow new heads on the skeleton. I’ve seen posts here about torches doing that. Personally I’ve never seen it though.

 

[Sortega]

That is awesome, you learn something new everyday in this hobby! Thanks for the feedback. I'll monitor the growth and hopefully post a new pic once the head forms more.

 

[KSUChemist]

Yep, I had a hammer do the same. Unfortunately there wasn't enough light for the bud and it didn't survive.

 

[NanoSteam]

yep, my hammer has a new bud coming out of the skeleton at the same time it's splitting. Crazy stuff.

 

[KyRo]

I have 3 different hammers, all with heads coming from the skeleton. It's tough to get light on all of them unless I literally turn it on its side and rotate it, so we will see what happens.