What are these on my hammer coral?

[LAA]

Hello everyone!
just thought I’d start with water parameters…. They are all good.
I have noticed these little lumps on my hammer coral and over the last week they have grown bigger and began to grow what look like small tentacles. Are these new heads growing?!

 

[Woodyman]

Any chance of photos with white light? I can't see much through all the blue.

 

[LAA]

There is a baby snail on it in this pic but you can still see the one behind.

 

[Woodyman]

I'm no expert but from what I can see and I very well may be wrong. It appears to be growing a new branch

 

[saltybees]

Looks like new hammer buds

 

[DrZoidburg]

Yep looks like a new head still hard to see.

 

[Woodyman]

 

[LAA]

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[Woodyman]

My hammer is doing the same at moment, hard to get a clear shot but I attached a photo of mine above.

 

[LAA]

Awesome! That’s so exciting! Especially since my acropora is not doing to well, great to know my other corals are!

 

[LAA]

That’s great cause I wasn’t sure how hammers spread cause some corals split or grow new heads on part of the rock next to them. Good to know this.

 

[LuizW13]

That’s great cause I wasn’t sure how hammers spread cause some corals split or grow new heads on part of the rock next to them. Good to know this.

As far as I know, Euphyllia can split heads and grow new heads from the stems. I have one (not sure if it's a frogspawn or hammer) that has about 10 baby heads growing from the stems and one head that looks to be splitting.

 

[Df1577]

Yep those are new heads, my massive hammer makes tons of them from low on the stem

 

[Hincapiej4]

just thought I’d start with water parameters…. They are all good.

You don't say....

 

[Hincapiej4]

Awesome! That’s so exciting! Especially since my acropora is not doing to well, great to know my other corals are!

Acro's not doing well, but your parameters are "all good".