white hammer coral

[VintageReefer]

Maybe it’s combination of the individual species + conditions?

 

[VintageReefer]

If you’re interested, this guy has the parent colony and every few months he lists frags for sale on eBay. He has one available now, 2 head 75$. And FREE SH. This is the exact same price I bought mine for in Jan 2023. I’m at 28-30 heads. Im not sure if it’s my tank or this strain of hammer but it has always been a nice looking piece. Seller is a cool person also and has other hammers to pick from at good prices and free sh

Mint Green 2 Head Branching Hammer Coral Live Frag Free Shipping | eBay

Acclimation and introduction to the tank should happen as soon as the coral is received.

www.ebay.com

 

[smitten with ocean life]

youve always got such good tips for places to buy, vintage reefer!

 

[VintageReefer]

youve always got such good tips for places to buy, vintage reefer!

I’ve been doing this a long time lol. You meet people. You find people. You find good companies. You weed out the bad ones

How much is shipping normally? 40$? 50$?

The two head hammer is 75$ shipped. It’s like paying 25$ for it. Then if your in the market he also has purple hammer and green hammer.

Tbh I think this is a fast growing strain. This guy is continuously selling frags from this colony

 

[smitten with ocean life]

itll be very interesting to see yours ,op!

 

[JAS927]

I have a gold hammer that is very light in colour but I wouldn’t call it white.

 

[i cant think]

now i know what you’re thinking….
white = bleached right?
we all know how bleached corals look
but have any of you seen hammers IRL that are white looking but not even bleached?

I’ve had a “white and blue” frogspawn that recovered and became a brown and blue frogspawn 5-6 years ago. I’d never trust a white hammer for that reason - you’ll likely find it will just go to a brown coral eventually.

 

[GlassMunky]

seen "white" a bunch before exactly like your pic, usually maricultured pieces.

this is all i can find that similar in looks

In person its kind of a tan/brown but pale so they look sorta white. nothing special, which is why they arent super popular like the colorful specimens.
also seen paled out golds that look almost white-ish but still more tan.
it is weird that its got a somewhat green center tho in the pics he sent you, which makes me think these are more likely the dulled/recovering from bleaching coloration.

 

[shcrimps]

those teal ones are really nice

itll be very interesting to see yours ,op!

after i get this one im definitely gonna order one of those teal ones too

 

[shcrimps]

seen "white" a bunch before exactly like your pic, usually maricultured pieces.

In person its kind of a tan/brown but pale so they look sorta white. nothing special, which is why they arent super popular like the colorful specimens.
also seen paled out golds that look almost white-ish but still more tan.
it is weird that its got a somewhat green center tho in the pics he sent you, which makes me think these are more likely the dulled/recovering from bleaching coloration.

i’ve never seen ones like this, then again i’ve only been doing this for around 4 1/2 years
there’s lots of corals that have white or even just some white ones like those select few RFA’s
i’d like to think i found something a little less common but either way if it colors up after a while in my tank it’ll still be a fun experiment watching what it turns into
this guy usually gets stuff that’s less common which is why i have high hopes

 

[shcrimps]

just got it in my tank, not opened up yet but looks a little more green
will post pictures once it’s fully open and happy

 

[shcrimps]

I’ve had a “white and blue” frogspawn that recovered and became a brown and blue frogspawn 5-6 years ago. I’d never trust a white hammer for that reason - you’ll likely find it will just go to a brown coral eventually.

either way i’d be happy, traded a zoa
rock i wasn’t absolutely in love with
only way i lose is if it dies
my goal when collecting certain types of corals is to collect all kinds of them, if it stays white that’s cool, if it turns green, brown or red like a tomato i’m fine
i’ve got some green splatter (not solid green)
i have a semi orange, yellow, gold/ green ring (this one isn’t doing great atm) dark green/ purple splatter and a big head yellow
just like all the different kinds (end goal is to collect them all including that micro hammer species that will probably never make it to the hobby)

 

[VintageReefer]

either way i’d be happy, traded a zoa
rock i wasn’t absolutely in love with
only way i lose is if it dies
my goal when collecting certain types of corals is to collect all kinds of them, if it stays white that’s cool, if it turns green, brown or red like a tomato i’m fine
i’ve got some green splatter (not solid green)
i have a semi orange, yellow, gold/ green ring (this one isn’t doing great atm) dark green/ purple splatter and a big head yellow
just like all the different kinds (end goal is to collect them all including that micro hammer species that will probably never make it to the hobby)

An excellent attitude and goal to have. You will find happiness with an open mind. Let it adjust and see what happens, it might look better than ever in your tank!

 

[shcrimps]

itll be very interesting to see yours ,op!

under whites it looks bone colored
to the eye under blue it looks blue/ white
on camera with a filter under blues it looks pale/ kinda bleached green
the only coral i have that looks vastly different under each
usually my other corals under white and blue it looks the same color just intensity is different
then under blue with a filter it looks a lot different and brighter

 

[VintageReefer]

Look like you have a eleventy billon dollar “wintergreen” hammer

 

[VintageReefer]

How’s the hammer looking these days? Interested to see if it changed colors at all

 

[shcrimps]

How’s the hammer looking these days? Interested to see if it changed colors at all

still looks exactly the same
hands have been out of the tank just letting things sit to see if it changes
i moved it to the rock and it seems to be doing good but my tiny KD rainbow hammer isn’t doing great so i might have to intervene soon :,(