Hammer with bulbous ends

[fishnchips17]

So I bought this frag of gold hammer off another reefer, what I love about this hammer is the bulbous ends. This reefer had other types of hammers in his tank but only this gold one had these bulbous ends.

Just wondering if this is another strain of hammer with bulbous ends that last forever or will it come and go like a bubble type anemone end?

 

[officialreefbros]

I have no clue what it is but I want one

 

[fishnchips17]

Here's top down pic, you can see the comparison to my regular gold hammers on the right. Just wondering if any else has bubbly hammers like this.

 

[jackthetang]

honestly if i were you i would hope my hammer stayed like that it beautiful. and probably rarer and worth more money

 

[ISpeakForTheSeas]

Info below and a bunch of links for reference:

I don't know if this is related or not, but it reminds me of when corals "bounce" unexpectedly (such as the acans discussed below):

They're basically joking that you've either got two corals or a "bounce" acan that would be potentially be valuable.

The only thing I can find on this condition is that it may potentially be caused either by some kind of high lighting (some people say LED's, others UV; it's basically thought to be similar to sunburn reaction in people) or by elevated potassium levels, and it doesn't seem to negatively impact the corals in any way (but the bubbles if popped are prone to infection):
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/bubbling-acanthophyllia-and-acan.570958/https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/flesh-bubbles-on-acan.184931/https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/odd-bubble-in-acan-bower-tissue.224346/https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/bounce-acans-micros.913841/https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/bounce-acan.488798/https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/bouncing-acan.707112/https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/bounce-acan-what-could-be-causing-this-phenomena.538851/

So, it may be high lighting/UV or it may be elevated potassium; I've also heard of this happening to a number of other LPS corals (including different hammers), with suspected potential causes such as: coral starvation/lack of nutrients in tank, coral overfeeding, lack of flow, and toxins and/or activated carbon. No one seems to know for certain what causes it, though, and it doesn't seem to be harmful.
https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/sick-hammer-coral-help.276558/https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/swollen-torch-hammers-frogspawn.622793/https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/why-is-my-hammer-all-puffy.709222/https://www.reef2reef.com/threads/swollen-hammer.367813/

 

[EeyoreIsMySpiritAnimal]

Here's top down pic, you can see the comparison to my regular gold hammers on the right. Just wondering if any else has bubbly hammers like this.

Looks like a frammer to me...

 

[fishnchips17]

honestly if i were you i would hope my hammer stayed like that it beautiful. and probably rarer and worth more money

Oh I love this hammer and hope it stays bubbly like this forever, just wanted to see pics of similar hammers if anyone has one.

 

[fishnchips17]

Looks like a frammer to me...

I think your right... Never seen a gold frammer before getting this one.

 

[jackthetang]

Oh I love this hammer and hope it stays bubbly like this forever, just wanted to see pics of similar hammers if anyone has one.

mine is half hammer and half bubley.