Hammer coral or frogspawn?
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capecodder
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I think frogspawn. Tips are round.
Bhuamani32
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Looks like a frogspawn
AiredaleReef
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You really think it's frogspawn? My first thought was a hammer coral. Maybe I'm just a bug dummy : )
Yeah I'm confused because I originally thought hammers had one polyp on each tentacle and frogspawns had several.
Red Eyed Reefer
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It looks like Euphyllia cristata, or a grape coral to me..
although a few of your polyps seem to have the flattened "hammer" end.
I disagree with the frogspawn claims.
Grape coral via wetwebmedia.com:
although a few of your polyps seem to have the flattened "hammer" end.
I disagree with the frogspawn claims.
Grape coral via wetwebmedia.com:
AiredaleReef
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I would agree with red eyed reefer. A grape coral seems to be the most accurate however those few flattened hammer shapes obviously suggest hammer coral. . Id be interested to see if any other take that shape. I guess time will tell.
Jjtaylor62083
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Frammer
Lol +1. Let's just go with that.
Joy Mathewes
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torch coral?
Hey actually what is the coral in your picture? It looks very similar to that...
Tweaked
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Euphyllia Parancora
E. Parancora - branching hammer
E. Ancora - wall anchor
E. Divisa - wall frog
E. Paradivisa - branching frog
E. Glabrescens - branching torch
E. Paraglabrescens - branching torch (rare short tentacles)
E. Cristata - branching grape coral
E. Yaeyaemensis - branching frog
And the others we don't see.
E. Baliensis
E. Fimbriata
E. Parancora - branching hammer
E. Ancora - wall anchor
E. Divisa - wall frog
E. Paradivisa - branching frog
E. Glabrescens - branching torch
E. Paraglabrescens - branching torch (rare short tentacles)
E. Cristata - branching grape coral
E. Yaeyaemensis - branching frog
And the others we don't see.
E. Baliensis
E. Fimbriata
capecodder
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I just took a close look at my frogspawn... I noticed that when it is not extended a few of the tentacles actually look hammer shaped. Better experts on here than me, but I'm more convinced now.
How about a new pic when it's fully extended in the light?
How about a new pic when it's fully extended in the light?
Hey guys I know this was An old post but just wanted to update. It has since split into 2 heads (very slow growth =\) but anyway I believe it is a grape coral and not either a hammer or frogspawn as I had previously thought. Apparently these guys are pretty hard to find if it is indeed a grape coral. Let me know what you guys think!
