Hammer Coral Question??

[Mike 1911A1]

I have a non-branching hammer coral. I think it's called "wall type" hammer. This might be a dumb question but how does this type of coral grow. With branching I believe they create a new branch but with the wall type, does the wall grow or expand. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks,

Mike

 

[Mike 1911A1]

C'Mon, someone out there knows a little something about how Hammer Coral grows???

 

[Pacman100]

It grows out and up, but doesn't branch. The largest colony of wall hammer I have seen was in a special tank designed solely for that coral and was about 4 feet in diameter. Very impressive coral, the store said it was originally softball size and had grown over several years to that amazing size.

 

[Ti]

pic?

 

[JmLee]

i second that..... pics?

 

[Mike 1911A1]

OK, the coral I have has a section that looks like bare skeleton that I didn't notice before. When it grows out, does the skeleton grow out and then fill with tenticles?

 

[Pacman100]

I wish I had pics of it, but it was at a store in Colorado when I was visiting relatives. You know how it is when you're out of town, have to visit the LFS! Anyway, I didn't have a camera. I believe the name of the store was Neptune's aquatics or Neptune's corals.

And to answer your question Mike, I believe the skeleton should grow with the coral. In other words if you are seeing a new bare spot, it is probably receding.

 

[Mike 1911A1]

What would cause it to recede? Is there anything I can do to stop it or is it normal for Euphyllia?