Damaged/dying hammer- should I frag it?

[CookieRdReef]

I have a hammer coral with a head that has looked bad for 3-4 days. I don't know what exactly happened to it. I have a coral beauty who has been known to be nippy, so he is my prime suspect. Just looking at it, I see no brown jelly. What should I do with this? It has 2 heads and a spot that I could frag it to removed the damaged part. I could leave it alone. Any thoughts?

 

[CookieRdReef]

Bump

 

[CookieRdReef]

Bump.

 

[Vested]

Id leave it, if other heads start looking bad then make a move not really worth the risk imo right now.

 

[Alex's Nano Reef]

Id leave it, if other heads start looking bad then make a move not really worth the risk imo right now.

Yeah i agree wait it out test your water make sure everything is stable. in my opinion its to early to diagnose ive had corals develop dead spots and come back within a week randomly out of nowhere.

 

[CookieRdReef]

Yeah i agree wait it out test your water make sure everything is stable. in my opinion its to early to diagnose ive had corals develop dead spots and come back within a week randomly out of nowhere.

Thanks for the reply. I will leave it alone for now.

 

[vetteguy53081]

And it does look like nipping. Its not BJD- Bailout or recession.
This likely wont come back. Assure you are giving it moderate light and water flow and calcium is not below 380
Avoid extremely bright locations or areas of very high current, and avoid areas that are too dark or with currents that are too low. Fast currents risk damaging the soft, fleshy polyps (and getting an infection). Bright lights will cause bleaching. Insufficient lighting will cause the poor coral to wither away and starve to death.
Hammer corals only require a moderate amount of light for photosynthesis and can grow well in the intermediate regions of your tank. Just about any reef LED lighting should be sufficient for most tanks. Reduce white light intensity and get it off the sand bed which sand can irritate it.
The polyps should sway in the current, but not sustain so much pressure they are constantly bent over their skeleton. Too much flow will tear the polyps (worst case) and cause the polyps do not extend in the first place (best case). So, don’t give them too much flow.

 

[CookieRdReef]

And it does look like nipping. Its not BJD- Bailout or recession.
This likely wont come back. Assure you are giving it moderate light and water flow and calcium is not below 380
Avoid extremely bright locations or areas of very high current, and avoid areas that are too dark or with currents that are too low. Fast currents risk damaging the soft, fleshy polyps (and getting an infection). Bright lights will cause bleaching. Insufficient lighting will cause the poor coral to wither away and starve to death.
Hammer corals only require a moderate amount of light for photosynthesis and can grow well in the intermediate regions of your tank. Just about any reef LED lighting should be sufficient for most tanks. Reduce white light intensity and get it off the sand bed which sand can irritate it.
The polyps should sway in the current, but not sustain so much pressure they are constantly bent over their skeleton. Too much flow will tear the polyps (worst case) and cause the polyps do not extend in the first place (best case). So, don’t give them too much flow.

Thanks! So do you want a coral beauty with a taste for euphyllia?