Hammer confusion

[Mariette]

new to corals. Why am I reading that hammers have long sweeper tentacles and should be kept away from other corals but keep swing pics of them touching or near other corals?

 

[James M]

The sweepers will sometimes injure other coral they can be placed next to others

 

[wesman42]

I've never had a hammer damage another coral with sweeper, but then again I have my hammers by themselves.


Torches are much more aggressive if we're talking about sweepers...

 

[ScottR]

I have a friend who sent me a pic of an acan that had a whole head dissolved from a hammer sting. If you keep a hammer around similar type corals (frogspawn and torch) you’ll probably be better off. Some corals are just weaker than others.

 

[Mariette]

I've never had a hammer damage another coral with sweeper, but then again I have my hammers by themselves.


Torches are much more aggressive if we're talking about sweepers...

When you say you have your hammers by themselvws, do you mean individually or as a group? Can you keep different hammers together in a cluster touching each other?

 

[Mariette]

When you say you have your hammers by themselvws, do you mean individually or as a group? Can you keep different hammers together in a cluster touching each other?

 

[James M]

When you say you have your hammers by themselvws, do you mean individually or as a group? Can you keep different hammers together in a cluster touching each other?

You can keep hammers together and sometimes frogspawns in groups, allowing them to touch. Don’t let torches touch them though

 

[Mariette]

I've never had a hammer damage another coral with sweeper, but then again I have my hammers by themselves.


Torches are much more aggressive if we're talking about sweepers...

When you say you have your hammers by themselvws, do you mean individually or as a group? Can you keep different hammers together in a cluster touching each other?

 

[Mariette]

You can keep hammers together and sometimes frogspawns in groups, allowing them to touch. Don’t let torches touch them though

Ok gotcha. Thx!

 

[ello42]

Hi guys just wanna add something to you discussion i have a hammer and frogspawn nxt to each other my acan is within 10cm of the them i have a brain,zoas and gsp in that same distance i have been feeding the hammer and frogspawn once a week with mysis and have never seen the sweeper extending

 

[ello42]

Check it out

 

[ScottR]

Hi guys just wanna add something to you discussion i have a hammer and frogspawn nxt to each other my acan is within 10cm of the them i have a brain,zoas and gsp in that same distance i have been feeding the hammer and frogspawn once a week with mysis and have never seen the sweeper extending

Some ppl have camel shrimps that leave corals alone while others have camels that destroy colonies. It’s just one of things; you can take a chance. Where others have failed, you may prosper. There’s no black and white in this hobby.

 

[Mariette]

Check it out

That’s a beautiful tank you’ve got there

 

[Mariette]

Some ppl have camel shrimps that leave corals alone while others have camels that destroy colonies. It’s just one of things; you can take a chance. Where others have failed, you may prosper. There’s no black and white in this hobby.

It took me 2 years but I’m starting to learn that lol

 

[ScottR]

It took me 2 years but I’m starting to learn that lol

Trial and error imo ;Blackeye

 

[ello42]

That’s a beautiful tank you’ve got there

Thanks mate

 

[Mariette]

Thanks mate

You’re welcome