Hammer Corals

[Theo15]

Just picked this bad boy up , black tentacles and gold tips ,never seen one like this, this hammer pops like crazy under blues

 

[mgoesma]

Looks lice. I picked up a orange one last week. I love the different colors

 

[Theo15]

Looks lice. I picked up a orange one last week. I love the different colors

I'm thinking it's a 1 of 1 piece , usually you can see where corals were cut from the mother colony but this has not cut at all ,can't wait to grow this out !

 

[Theo15]

Here is a little better picture, does anyone else have hammers they would like to share ?

 

[Bob Escher]

That's a nice piece watch the water flow if it's moving too fast sometimes a tentacle will break away

 

[Shadowspop]

Really nice piece. I love my hammer.

 

[Theo15]

That's a nice piece watch the water flow if it's moving too fast sometimes a tentacle will break away

I was worried about that do I moved it to the other side of the tank with lower flow

 

[Theo15]

Really nice piece. I love my hammer.

Is that a branching or wall?

 

[Shadowspop]

Is that a branching or wall?

I believe it's branching, but I'm not entirely sure how to tell the difference.

 

[Theo15]

I believe it's branching, but I'm not entirely sure how to tell the difference.

If you get it to close up you can definitely tell the difference , wall hammers have one calcium body while branching honestly looks like a tree with it's growth pattern , wall hammers grow outward while branching usually grows upward

 

[Shadowspop]

If you get it to close up you can definitely tell the difference , wall hammers have one calcium body while branching honestly looks like a tree with it's growth pattern , wall hammers grow outward while branching usually grows upward

That's a big help, I should definitely say branching. At night, it closes up and looks just like a tree. Thanks for the ID, still learning all this coral stuff

 

[Theo15]

Np I'm still learning myself

 

[Pongo]

Very nice looking hammer.

Here's a pic of my gold wall hammer, you can see the elongated continuous base.

 

[djreef]

That's a big help, I should definitely say branching. At night, it closes up and looks just like a tree. Thanks for the ID, still learning all this coral stuff

Euphyllia paraancora.

 

[Theo15]

Very nice looking hammer.

Here's a pic of my gold wall hammer, you can see the elongated continuous base.

Thanks ,I'm surprised I was able to snag it , never seen one like this ever

 

[Deaf clown]

What does everyone keep their parameters for healthy euphyllias?

 

[Theo15]

What does everyone keep their parameters for healthy euphyllias?

Ran out of test months ago I just keep up with my water changes [emoji28]

 

[Deaf clown]

Ha been there before. [emoji23]

 

[Theo15]

Ha been there before. [emoji23]

Testing makes stuff so complicated sometimes, I just watch my fish and coral they will tell you if something is wrong

 

[Deaf clown]

I agree. I have found my self "chasing numbers" handful of times but made things worse rather then any good