Branching Hammer Coral - Orange/Gold (Single Head Frag)
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Add iconic motion and vibrant texture to your reef with our aquacultured Branching Hammer Coral! Named for its unique anchor-shaped tentacle tips, this Euphyllia paraancora is one of the most beloved Large Polyp Stony (LPS) corals in the marine hobby. Mounted securely to a frag plug, this individual head is healthy, fully healed, and ready to expand into a massive branching colony over time. []
Branching Hammer Coral - Orange/Gold (Single Head Frag)
$60.00
Sale price
$60.00
Regular price
A Reef Keeping Classic
Add iconic motion and vibrant texture to your reef with our aquacultured Branching Hammer Coral! Named for its unique anchor-shaped tentacle tips, this Euphyllia paraancora is one of the most beloved Large Polyp Stony (LPS) corals in the marine hobby. Mounted securely to a frag plug, this individual head is healthy, fully healed, and ready to expand into a massive branching colony over time. []
Why It Deserves a Spot in Your Tank:
- Mesmerizing Movement: Watch its hammer-shaped polyps sway gracefully with your aquarium's current, giving life to your aquascape.
- True Branching Skeleton: Unlike wall-style hammers, the branching variety grows distinct individual stalks, making it incredibly easy to safely frag as it multiplies.
- Perfect Middle-Row Placement: Fills out the mid-level zones of a reef tank beautifully, bridging the gap between low soft corals and high SPS corals.
- Excellent Beginner LPS: Forgiving of minor parameter shifts, making it a staple piece for reefers venturing into stony corals.
Quick Care Parameters:
- Lighting: Low to Moderate (PAR 100 - 150). Too much direct light can cause tissue damage or bleach the polyps.
- Water Flow: Medium indirect flow. Avoid strong, direct powerhead blasts which can push the flesh brutally against its sharp calcified skeleton.
- Placement: Mid-to-lower rockwork where it has room to expand. Caution: Provide a 4–6 inch safety bubble between it and non-Euphyllia neighbors, as it can extend aggressive stinging tentacles at night.
- Diet: Photosynthetic. However, occasional targeted feedings of mysis shrimp or specialized micro-plankton will significantly boost its growth and tissue thickness. []