Hammer Coral skeleton showing

[StayClassy326]

Hi there,

I have a hammer coral that the left head is slowly showing more skeleton with no polyps. Is this recoverable?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Need some more information on your tank

How long have you had the hammer
Flow and lighting
Parameters
How old is your tank
Anything that could be bothering it?

 

[StayClassy326]

Hammer has been in there for about a month with no changes .

35 ppt
9 alk
480 calcium
5 ppm nitrate
.25 ppm phosphate

 

[StayClassy326]

I did just recently get some peppermint shrimp and have seen they may pick at these guys. Could that be the case?