Hammer id

Sipec · May 7, 2018

what is this? I won it at a frag swap

Tommy's Reef · May 7, 2018

Joey123 said:
what is this? I won it at a frag swap

Looks like a branching hammer

Porpoise Hork · May 7, 2018

tommyhere said:
Looks like a branching hammer

It depends on if it is pinching in the center to form a second head or not. If it's not pinching then It's going to be a wall type hammer.

Sipec · May 7, 2018

Porpoise Hork said:
It depends on if it is pinching in the center to form a second head or not. If it's not pinching then It's going to be a wall type hammer.

Its two heads connected to one base, if thats what you mean by pinching

Sipec · May 8, 2018

Does it have a specific name, though? #reefsquad

mahindra.dev · May 8, 2018

I want to say Purple Tip Hammer, But I dont see green stalks. Are they green? I cant tell from the picture

dbl · May 8, 2018

Euphyllia ancora

DSC reef · May 8, 2018

dbl said:
Euphyllia ancora

+1 on euphyllia anchora

Porpoise Hork · May 8, 2018

Joey123 said:
Its two heads connected to one base, if thats what you mean by pinching

That's how branching euphyllia ancora propagate. They start by stretching out the polyp skeleton from round to a more oval shape then will split internally across the mouth forming two polyps. It's can be alarming the first time you notice it as many species will form a skin over the mouth for 2-3 weeks as they complete the split. Once they are all done dividing the elongated head will slowly pinch inwards at the middle eventually forming two individual polyps. Over time the corals will build up on the branches they form providing more room for further splits.

As for coloration, with this lighting its difficult to say, but I'd wager mahindra is right on it being a purple tip. If you add more atinic lighting the greens and purples will come out more.

Sipec · May 8, 2018

mahindra.dev said:
I want to say Purple Tip Hammer, But I dont see green stalks. Are they green? I cant tell from the picture

Yeah they’re greenish goldish, but i think its supposed to be green

AcroNem · May 8, 2018

Can't see skeleton too well, but looks branching.
Wall hammer: Euphyllia ancora
Branching hammer: Euphyllia paraancora

Porpoise Hork · May 8, 2018

Joey123 said:
Yeah they’re greenish goldish, but i think its supposed to be green

The color pop we all like from our corals comes from the UV-Atinic light spectrum. With 10-12K lights most euphyllia take on this drab brownish gold color and don't look at all like they did in the pictures.

Sipec · May 8, 2018

Porpoise Hork said:
The color pop we all like from our corals comes from the UV-Atinic light spectrum. With 10-12K lights most euphyllia take on this drab brownish gold color and don't look at all like they did in the pictures.

Yeah, i’m hopping to today or sometime this week add some blue led moonlights and see if that will make them look better