Wall Hammers, why so hard to keep?

[AdamNC]

What makes them so tough to keep? Are they any harder than Acropora or just never do well in an aquarium?

 

[cubiclewarrior]

I have had a hard time keeping frags of wall hammers but if you find larger pieces I have had one for 3 years with no issue. Also make sure when they bag it up for you they make the coral retreat / closeup before bagging it up. And finally find a spot for it and just leave it alone try not to mess with it. Growth is alot slower than branching varieties in my opinion.

 

[Tweaked]

I'm an acro geek, and by far so much easier than wall hammers. Most specimens we see are cut from larger pieces or damaged in shipping. I always say to observe for at least 5-6 weeks before purchasing. They should be left in the sea IMO.

 

[rogersb]

I have had one for 6+ years. I fragged it a couple of times and a buddy has a piece in his system for atleast 2 if not 3 years now. I think that shipping is hard on these guys because they are so heavy. Think about it - if you ship a stalk of branching hammer it's light, now encrust it on a rock and ship that, the rock is heavy and can really mangle the coral - leading to infections.

 

[Alexraptor]

Hard to keep??? This is news to me.

Ive kept one for nearly 4 years thats doing just great, never had any problems with it whatsoever.
Seems as hardy to me as any of my LPS.

 

[Tweaked]

Hard to keep??? This is news to me.

Ive kept one for nearly 4 years thats doing just great, never had any problems with it whatsoever.
Seems as hardy to me as any of my LPS.

We don't get the greatest specimens here in the states anymore. So prone to tissue necrosis, infections etc after shipping and or cutting.

 

[AdamNC]

We don't get the greatest specimens here in the states anymore. So prone to tissue necrosis, infections etc after shipping and or cutting.

That's pretty much what I've seen. The branching do great but the walled live a few weeks to months and then just start stn.

 

[SLREEF]

Hard to keep??? This is news to me.



Ive kept one for nearly 4 years thats doing just great, never had any problems with it whatsoever.

Seems as hardy to me as any of my LPS.

How do you feed the hammer. To keep my wall hammer alive and growing I am replacing 250 gallons per month from fresh sea water for the past 2 years continuously. After the water change it stays about 2-3 weeks with full polyp extension but then start to retrieve. I keep my parameters steady. Even Iodide and other trace elements. My guess is that it's not accepting the food that I'm feeding.reef pearls (2-500)/coral vitaliser/ seachem phytoplankton and zooplankton.Even tried frozen mysis. For me maintaining my acropora and montipora is very easy comparing to wall hammer.please advice me.thanks

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