Coral Spotlight | Hammer Coral

[mikejrice]

Common names: Hammer coral, anchor coral

Difficulty Level: Euphyllia is generally tolerant, but must have stable alkalinity to survive.

Feeding: Poor feeding response, so must usually be fed with pumps off. Most common foods are small suspension matter including phyto and roti.

Lighting (Level 5 to 7): Most prefer moderate lighting, but will adapt to varying conditions.

Water flow: Hammer requires medium to lower flow to insure fleshy polyps are not damaged on rocks or skeleton.

Placement: All of the corals in the euphyllia group can be quite aggressive. Torch is the most aggressive and should not be placed near other members of the family. Hammer and frogspawn will tolerate each other in close proximity.

General: These corals all come in either a wall form or branching form. The branching types may be easily fragged by breaking heads off at the base of the branch.

Hammer Coral: Striking Elegance In The Reef Aquarium

Hammer coral, scientifically known as Euphyllia ancora, is a captivating addition to any reef aquarium. Its unique appearance and striking elegance

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[Lovemyreef2015]

Always been a fan of wall hammers. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Cjud7982]

Can you place multiple pieces of a torch within touching distance of another torch without them attacking each other? Or will any torch go after literally anything within touching distance?

 

[mikejrice]

Can you place multiple pieces of a torch within touching distance of another torch without them attacking each other? Or will any torch go after literally anything within touching distance?

They won't sting each other, but if you put both species of torch next to each other divisa will usually over grow and shadow out cristata. Best bet is to use different color variations of the same species.

 

[mikejrice]

I finally got a hold of the macro lens I’ve always needed. Time to go to the next level!

 

[Mical]

Must be the altitude in Denver, Neptunes Tropical Fish store has largest hammer in captivity. It's a real sight to see, video doesn't do it justice.

 

[dansreef]

Must be the altitude in Denver, Neptunes Tropical Fish store has largest hammer in captivity. It's a real sight to see, video doesn't do it justice.

That is pretty cool. I have had some very large colonies... once they get to a certain size, they will inevitably break due to their weight... I have a neon hammer colony today in a tank that is at least 26" across. A couple of portions have cracked off due to the weight. That colony in your video is pretty spectacular. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Mical]

I stumbled into Neptunes last year while visiting family in Denver and saw this. It's humongous! All I could do was stop and stare... never seen anything like it. Folks there were great and knowledgeable.

 

[mikejrice]

I stop by Neptune’s at least a couple of times a year just to check out that monster hammer colony. It’s pretty unreal how well it fills out the tank!

 

[mikejrice]

I’m loving the abundance of these crazy yellow hammer corals.

 

[mikejrice]

Another nice bright yellow hammer coral. Which is your favorite color?

 

[mikejrice]

Bicolor speckled hammer

 

[Saintnovakai]

How do you keep colours vibrant in euphyllia? Mine are either pale from toouch light or are they not getting enough?

 

[mikejrice]

Another one!

 

[mikejrice]

How do you keep colours vibrant in euphyllia? Mine are either pale from toouch light or are they not getting enough?

Lighting is definitely key in keeping them colorful. In my experience, lower lighting that’s biased towards the blue end of the spectrum will get the best colors and health from most LPS corals including hammers and other euphyllia species. Alkalinity is also very important though, so I’d check that out as well.

 

[mikejrice]

 

[larryl]

Hard to have a tank with out a hammer. They always stand out, as a favorite.