How do this Green Hammer Coral look?

[jpgwold]

I just bought my first LPS and am very excited. I have had him for about two weeks and he has been extending out farther and farther since I acclimated it in. Please give excuse the low quality pictures but my aquarium has temporarily drained my cash flow. Please give me your opinions.

 

[katpurdy]

it's in perfect health...don't fuss with it.

 

[jpgwold]

Is this going to expand out further? Or is it going to just grow now?

 

[firefishbrain]

that's good expansion for hammers, they won't come out like a frgspawn or torch. is it branching? I can't tell, doesn't look like it tho, just curious.

 

[jpgwold]

I have never seen one branch, what are the charachteristics of one while splitting?

This is why I was asking if it was going to expand out more. I didn't know what it was doing I thought it bmight just be really happy and part of it was at it's full length.

 

[ozzy31]

those are sweeper tenticals make sure you dont have any corrals too close or they will get stung

 

[only4fudge]

Looks healthy to me, how much did you buy it for?

Looks like its got about 3-5 heads

 

[jpgwold]

I bought it at LFS for $69.99.

 

[Mrs.kbmdale]

If you feed it some meaty foods like shrimp, silversides, scallops, etc. once or twice a week, you will see those sweeper tentacles less often. Plus your hammer will be EVEN happier!

Nice find though, it is very healthy looking. Can you get a picture of it closed up at night? Looks to me like it may be an anchor hammer, not branching...

Good Luck and Happy Reefing,
Brianna:rollface:

 

[jpgwold]

It doesn't close at night. If you look at the first group of pictures and scroll right you will see what it looks like at night.