Will this hammer recover?

[Keko21]

Fairly sure this hammer polyp just got crushed with a rock during a rock rearrangement, then to boot was put in too high flow for a few days and started separating from the skeleton. The rest of the polyps are fine. Just wondering if this will recover or if I should remove it/ leave it alone?

 

[Dburr1014]

That one head is a goner but the others seem okay.
Just make sure your water is perfect and stable.

 

[Keko21]

Should I clip it?

 

[juniorgomez708]

Should I clip it?

I am not an expert but I wouldn’t clip it. I have a hammer that had like 6 heads and got eaten by my peppermint shrimp bc I didn’t feed them for like a week and now my hammer has like 10 baby head growing on it. Still waiting to see if it’ll make a full recovery but probably will take 6 months to a year. The heads are tiny lol

 

[Dburr1014]

Should I clip it?

It doesn't matter either way.
I leave mine.

 

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Leave it IMO

 

[Keko21]

Absolutely crazy. The one polyp is definitely dead and the tissue is separating from the skeleton.

BUT! The polyp next to it is splitting!!!! Instant replacement!!!

 

[RichReef]

If there is flesh and your water quality is on point anything can recover.