Coral behavior

[Jé123]

Hi I was wondering if those longer than average tentacles were normal on my hammer coral. I'm new to LPS corals. It only happens in the evening

 

[Jé123]

 

[Hemmdog]

Those are what it catches food with. Give it some mysis.

 

[Jé123]

Its weird.. I already fed it earlier today with polyplab powder, it's still hungry?

 

[Schnizzle]

Might also “smell” some competition nearby. Nice looking hammer.

 

[DSC reef]

Those are called sweeper tentacles, used typically in coral warfare.

 

[Cdipasquale]

Yeah that's perfectly normal sweepers. They will reach out and sting other corals but they are nothing to worry about as far as the health or happiness of the hammer.