Hammer coral help

[Madhouse275]

Hi I got a new hammer coral two days ago and it hasn’t opened that much as you can in the photos. I don’t know if I’m overreacting yet or something wrong and it’s dying. I put it in one of my lowest flow in my tank my water parameters are:
Salinity: 1.025

Nitrates: 2ppm

Ammonia:0

Ph: 7.8

Phosphate: .25ppm

Calcium:460ppm

Alkalinity: 9
I’m using the stock fluval evo tank light
This is my first LPS all my softies are doing great

 

[P-Dub]

Hmmm. Doesn't look great right now for sure. Give it another day. Something might be picking on it as well. What all do you have stocked in your system now?

 

[Madhouse275]

Hmmm. Doesn't look great right now for sure. Give it another day. Something might be picking on it as well. What all do you have stocked in your system now?

For corals I have palys, Zoas, a toadstool and the only one close to the hammer is Xenia. And for fish and invertebrates clown goby, court jester goby and peppermint shrimp.

 

[legrunt]

Check the peppermint shrimp closely. Some are known to pick at hammers.

 

[P-Dub]

@legrunt beat me to it. Watch that peppermint. that is the only thing that I can think of off the bat.

 

[Madhouse275]

Okay I’ll watch the shrimp and possibly move him to my fish only tank. I’m thinking of doing another water change to see if that helps