Normal growth for Anacropora?

[Necrodaemus]

I have a colony of Anacropora “The Thing” that has been growing in a tight, round, “ball”. A lot of photos I’ve seen of this coral shows more branching. Is this normal? Colony is about the size of a softball.

 

[JGT]

Yes, as it gets larger it will grow perfectly spherical. Mine is about the size of a cantaloupe. Started as 1” frag.