Hammerhead Coral
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Hammerhead coral. Just as cat is not an exact term hammer coral covers a wide variety of genus. Hammer coral temperament the hammer coral is a very aggressive species. You are ready to fill it with new corals.
But you don t know anything about hammer coral care. The hammer coral is a moderately challenging species to care for. The large and delicate polyps the need for stable water parameters moderate water flow regular feedings and the need to test for and maintain calcium levels above 400ppm puts these great corals in the category of moderate care level.
In order to avoid the hammer coral harming other organisms in the tank both coral and fish included owners should. It may be green tan or brown in color with lime green. Grouping like kind corals frogspawn torch and hammerhead coral it is important to carefully select the placement of corals when introducing them to your aquarium.
In this video i share some coral advice on how to care for a hammer coral. And you already have one particular coral in mind. It is a large polyp stony coral lps which means it has a sharp calcium carbonate based skeleton and pronounced soft polyps.
Hammer corals sometimes grow in a wall formation while other hammers grow in a branching formation. For simplicity sake we will discuss these as both wall and branching hammer corals. Its polyps are visible throughout the day and night and hide its skeletal base.
The hammer coral is a large polyp stony lps coral and often referred to as euphyllia hammer coral or anchor coral. Both the hammer coral and frogspawn coral are of the. Will a clownfish host a hammer coral.
This post may contain affiliate links. Remember your hammer coral placement will depend on which kind you get and how much you are starting with. Care placement lighting growth beginners guide read.
The hammerhead also known as a hammer or anchor coral is part of the euphyllia genus and is very hostile by nature. How hammer coral. Its common names are derived from the appearance of its hammer or anchor shaped tentacles.
Hammer corals are an iconic large polyp stony coral lps that has been a staple in the hobby for generations. The hammer coral is a great lps coral to have in your reef tank. Wall hammer corals are more suited to those.
Either variety makes an excellent show piece coral for a reef aquarium however the. This can cause severe amounts of both physical and chemical damage. Picking your hammer coral.
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