Wall Hammer Coral
So for anyone interested in trying it in the future here it is.
Wall hammer coral. The hammer coral euphyllia ancora also known as the anchor coral is one of the most popular lps corals among reef enthusiasts. Hammer corals are a photosynthetic coral and do not need to be directly fed. Of course the coral must be heathy to begin with. However you can feed your hammer coral and it will accept pieces of meaty foods by catching them in their tentacles.
They are found all throughout the pacific reefs and come in a variety of colors and growth forms. Its polyps are visible throughout the day and night and hide its skeletal base. Hammer corals sometimes grow in a wall formation while other hammers grow in a branching formation. Wall hammer corals are more suited to those looking for slow controlled growth.
Hammer corals are an iconic large polyp stony coral lps that has been a staple in the hobby for generations. What s not to like. These grow by producing new heads. It takes a while longer but i ve never had a problem.
The wall hammer coral builds their skeleton directly on the rock they re attached to. For many people seeing a beautiful colorful and swaying hammer coral in an aquarium was one of the motivating factors to setting up a reef tank in the first place. The coral produces its own food from the lights on your tank. Actually there is a much better way to frag a wall plate hammer.
Did you know that it gets its name from the hammer shape of its tentacles. The wall coral is a large polyp stony lps coral from the indo pacific through the great barrier reef. As you can see in this video this hammer coral has the classic t shape for it s tentacle tips. Once a week i will shoot small pieces of shrimp into the tentacles of my hammer corals.
The wall hammer coral euphyllia ancora is also called a wall coral. The hammer coral is a large polyp stony lps coral and often referred to as euphyllia hammer coral or anchor coral. Beautiful colors different varieties and multiple shapes. As each new head grows your coral will be able to grow even faster making the coral growth exponential.
These are stinging nematocysts similar to the sting of an anemone on the end of a specialized polyp that can extend several inches away from the body of the coral. Fimbriata has a very straight or slightly curved tip that looks quite different. Its common names are derived from the appearance of its hammer or anchor shaped tentacles. The bicolor variety of hammer coral means there are 2 colors on the tips of the coral.
The hammer coral is considered to be an aggressive coral species that will attack its neighbors with sweeper tentacles.