Hammer Coral ID

[Mue66]

Hi all, first post on here. I received what is supposedly a teal, branching hammer coral the other day. I am pretty new to all of this (1.5 years in), but this does not look branching to me, nor teal in color lol. Its polyps were retracted this morning and hoping someone would verify ancora vs para. Thanks

 

[my.PsychReef]

Hard to say looks like a wall variety. Can you post a pic with polyp open?

 

[DSC reef]

That's not a branching hammer, looks like a wall hammer (euphyllia ancora) Doesn't seem happy so no way to tell the colors unfortunately

 

[BayouReefer]

 

[Mue66]

That's not a branching hammer, looks like a wall hammer (euphyllia ancora) Doesn't seem happy so no way to tell the colors unfortunately

Thanks, I was mostly curious on the type as it was sold online as “branching”, but didn’t appear to be such when I saw it. Color wise, perhaps it’s just my lighting. I messed with my whites and it has a tinge of teal, just not quite as apparent as some of the Aussie ones I’d see. My clown irritated it this morning so it was briefly closed up. It’s actually my only hammer that keeps its polyps mostly extended at night.
I can’t complain about the color as it looks healthy and many polyps. (It doesn’t appear blue as the actinic picture might have you believe lol).

 

[DSC reef]

Looks great!

 

[Mue66]

Looks great!

Thanks! Now to keep the clown from pestering it.

 

[DSC reef]

Thanks! Now to keep the clown from pestering it.

Good luck with that, our maroon used a large squamosa I had in the tank for a host, lol.

 

[Lovemyreef2015]

That's not a branching hammer, looks like a wall hammer (euphyllia ancora) Doesn't seem happy so no way to tell the colors unfortunately

Agree^^

 

[my.PsychReef]

Looks like doing well. Clowns will host it and even if they did don’t worry, as long as the hammer is healthy it will get use to it overtime. Sometimes at first it will stay slightly retracted but then it will comeback. Don’t worry about it, just give it sometime. My clowns hosts everything except anemone. Cheers.