feeding hammer coral

[dmh41532]

I purchased a hammer coral a few weeks ago. Can someone tell me how to feed it and how often? I've tried placing food on the polyps with the pumps off and running but it dosen't eat. The food just falls off.

Thanks

 

[jrock413]

I purchased a hammer coral a few weeks ago. Can someone tell me how to feed it and how often? I've tried placing food on the polyps with the pumps off and running but it dosen't eat. The food just falls off.

Thanks

You don't have to feed your hammer at all and it will grow. Mine I started from 2 heads and now its has 20ish heads and i never feed them directly

 

[dmh41532]

Oh, okay. I have had it for two weeks. Do they grow fast?

 

[Psirex]

Ditto^ mine never seemed to take direct\target feeding like my Frogspawn, Torch or Duncans do so i stopped and it is thriving...

 

[Psirex]

Oh, okay. I have had it for two weeks. Do they grow fast?

Nothing noticeable in only two weeks.. Give it time to settle in and completely adjust to your system.

 

[dmh41532]

Okay, thank you for the info. I wasn't sure about feeding, but i won't feed it. So far people say not to. Do they go through periods where polyps deflate? It did that today for a while, that's why I thought it needed food.

 

[dmh41532]

The lights were still on, it deflated for about an hour or so, and the re-inflated.

 

[TheGodParticle]

I never feed my Hammer. Never have, never will. They don't need it.

 

[Cidcaltrop]

I might be the only one here that does so, but I feed my hammer mysis whenever I feed the rest of my corals and it loves it.

 

[dmh41532]

Thoes look great! how old are they?

 

[dmh41532]

So how do you feed it? I've tried but the food just falls off.

 

[Dapg8gt]

I don't feed meaty foods but I will give my colonies a direct shot of coral frenzy bi weekly or the liquid of the brine/mysis that the rest of the tank is eating. It's doing very well and every 6 months snip frags off to trade to LFS. Started with 4 heads about 3-4 years ago and have a colony about 10" in diameter and have given away/traded at least 10-15 frags of 2 or more. Good luck they are great additions to a tank and my false Percula went from hosting RBTA to the hammer. They lay there eggs on the base pretty much weekly.

 

[Dapg8gt]

Here's some pics of mine....

 

[TheGodParticle]

Thoes look great! how old are they?

That particular colony in the photo I've only had for about a month and a half. I have another colony that's a couple years old though. I wouldn't waste my time trying to feed it though, seriously they don't news it. Your just liable to increase your Nitrates and phosphate being in there trying to feed it all the time.

 

[sponger0]

I feed my hammer fish poop. Works perfect lol

 

[wakerider017]

I never feed my Hammer. Never have, never will. They don't need it.

What is the green coral here?

Torch?

 

[dmh41532]

Yeah, I am not going try to feed it any more. It clear that people don't feed their's and the corals are doing well. I am currently fighting cyanobacteria and I don't want to have nitrates and phosphates.

 

[Dapg8gt]

What is the green coral here?

Torch?

Looks like GSP. Green star polyps.

 

[wakerider017]

Kinda looks like this:

http://www.reefs2go.com/product/C-POLYPS-SEAMAT/Saltwater-Green-Seamat-Polyps.html

 

[dmh41532]

I agree, looks like green star polyps.