Can your hammer do this?

Reef Bass · 07/11/2012, 10:27 PM

Appears to me as though one of the tentacles is hyper inflated. I've heard of this happening but never seen it.

JoshuAcOOk · 07/11/2012, 10:44 PM

thats damn cool

AquariumMan · 07/11/2012, 11:09 PM

I'm too distracted by how awesome the picture is

Biocubehqi · 07/12/2012, 05:30 AM

What kinda camera do you use. My lights mess my pic all up

sponger0 · 07/12/2012, 07:47 AM

Usually happens when whites go off or all lights are off and your coral is very happy. My hammer just started doing this also.

RandysReef · 07/12/2012, 07:30 PM

Wheres is the picture?

Reef Bass · 07/12/2012, 08:29 PM

Thanks JoshuAcOOk and AquariumMan.

Biocubehqi, I use a Canon EOS 50D with Canon 100mm macro lens. The key to accurate colors under high color temperature lighting is to shoot in RAW mode and to set the white balance during post processing.

sponger0, thanks for the info. I did feed it the morning before I took this picture.

RandysReef, hmm. I see the picture.

drktemplar · 07/12/2012, 09:03 PM

awesome picture.. very nice looking hammer

dalston · 07/13/2012, 02:17 PM

Mine usually do that when one of the heads is splitting.

Seagars · 07/13/2012, 02:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dalston

mine usually do that when one of the heads is splitting.

+1

Psirex · 07/13/2012, 02:47 PM

nice bicolor - wish i had the camera to take nice pics like that....

Reef Bass · 07/13/2012, 04:29 PM

Thanks for the feedback and kind words gentlemen. I am glad to hear that tentacle inflation / bubble blowing by hammers is not a sign of impending doom.

Reef Bass · 07/13/2012, 04:38 PM

Question - has anyone noticed how to influence the color ratio on bicolor hammers? When I got this hammer over a year ago, it had two branches and only one branch had heads with green tipped tentacles . That has continued to this day where all new heads have followed that pattern.

SushiGirl · 07/13/2012, 06:04 PM

That's an awesome hammer! I like how some of the tips have streaks of green.

Reef Bass · 07/14/2012, 10:27 PM

Thanks Sushi. I like that too.

xmike24 · 07/14/2012, 10:46 PM

What's the scientific name for this? Is this the same as my frag?

Reef Bass · 07/15/2012, 06:45 AM

Hammer corals are Euphyllia anchora. They are available in different colors.

The frag in your pic looks like a young hammer to me.

xmike24 · 07/15/2012, 10:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reef Bass

Hammer corals are Euphyllia anchora. They are available in different colors.

The frag in your pic looks like a young hammer to me.

It is, I got it as a frag with two heads about a month ago and it now has 3.

Whats the difference between Euphyllia anchora and Euphyllia parancora. I thought Parancora were "branching" hammers which I thought was mine.

day1 · 07/15/2012, 05:37 PM

That's a Parancora ( Branching ) hammer ,

Nice hammers and easy to frag , I have over 30 hammers in my collection , I am a Hammer Holic

Reef Bass · 07/16/2012, 07:12 AM

Thanks day1. I was unaware of the difference in nomenclature.

greech · 07/16/2012, 07:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Reef Bass

Question - has anyone noticed how to influence the color ratio on bicolor hammers? When I got this hammer over a year ago, it had two branches and only one branch had heads with green tipped tentacles . That has continued to this day where all new heads have followed that pattern.

My LFS has a colony that looks just like yours. About 1/3 of the polyps have the splash paint green tips and the remainder of the polyps are that dark purple.

symon_say · 07/16/2012, 10:48 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by day1

That's a Parancora ( Branching ) hammer ,

Nice hammers and easy to frag , I have over 30 hammers in my collection , I am a Hammer Holic

Can we see a pic or two, i'm a big fan of hammer to.

SushiGirl · 07/16/2012, 11:22 AM

I was unaware also that the branching ones had a different nomenclature. Need to go to my Flickr account & change the name for my branching hammer LOL.

Rapide · 07/16/2012, 02:18 PM

That "bubble" is normal when the head is splitting. It's not actually a tentacle that is inflated, but more like the "skin" of the coral... It might last for a few days.

That latter picture is parancora, as you guys already said

It is totally different species than ancora. Ancora is the easiest to identify with yeayamaensis IMO.

I'm a fan of the Euphyllia corals, and currently I have 6 different species

Ancora, 2 different Parancoras, Paradivisa, Glabrescens and Yeayamaensis. I just cant get enough of these...
Here is a video of my yeayamaensis

It really does not show in the video, but it's big! The heads are more than 2" each. I have two of those. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9LOllIbKUI&feature=plcp

SushiGirl · 07/16/2012, 02:59 PM

So what is the difference between Paradivisa & Glabrescens?

07/11/2012, 10:27 PM	#1
Reef Bass colors and textures Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Petaluma CA Posts: 6,301	Can your hammer do this? Appears to me as though one of the tentacles is hyper inflated. I've heard of this happening but never seen it. __________________ The human desires for instant gratification and immediate problem resolution cannot be satisfied with this hobby. Former president and co-president of the Wine Country Reefers. Current Tank Info: 60 gallons of Scleractinia and Zoanthidae lit w/ LEDs

07/11/2012, 11:09 PM	#3
AquariumMan Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 108	I'm too distracted by how awesome the picture is __________________ Aquarium man, away!

07/12/2012, 08:29 PM	#7
Reef Bass colors and textures Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Petaluma CA Posts: 6,301	Thanks JoshuAcOOk and AquariumMan. Biocubehqi, I use a Canon EOS 50D with Canon 100mm macro lens. The key to accurate colors under high color temperature lighting is to shoot in RAW mode and to set the white balance during post processing. sponger0, thanks for the info. I did feed it the morning before I took this picture. RandysReef, hmm. I see the picture. __________________ The human desires for instant gratification and immediate problem resolution cannot be satisfied with this hobby. Former president and co-president of the Wine Country Reefers. Current Tank Info: 60 gallons of Scleractinia and Zoanthidae lit w/ LEDs

07/13/2012, 02:17 PM	#9
dalston Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Mesa, AZ Posts: 1,336	Mine usually do that when one of the heads is splitting. __________________ The trouble with quotes on the internet is that you can never know if they are genuine - Abraham Lincoln An Englishman, even if he is alone, forms an orderly queue of one - George Mikes

07/13/2012, 02:47 PM	#11
Psirex Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Albany, NY Posts: 1,934	nice bicolor - wish i had the camera to take nice pics like that.... __________________ SALINITY NOW....

07/11/2012, 10:44 PM	#2
JoshuAcOOk Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 118	thats damn cool

07/12/2012, 05:30 AM	#4
Biocubehqi Registered Member Join Date: May 2012 Location: Illinois Posts: 777	What kinda camera do you use. My lights mess my pic all up

07/12/2012, 07:47 AM	#5
sponger0 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Virginia Beach Posts: 6,659	Usually happens when whites go off or all lights are off and your coral is very happy. My hammer just started doing this also.

07/12/2012, 07:30 PM	#6
RandysReef Moved On Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Orlando, FL Posts: 194	Wheres is the picture?

07/12/2012, 09:03 PM	#8
drktemplar Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: maryland Posts: 56	awesome picture.. very nice looking hammer

07/13/2012, 04:29 PM	#12
Reef Bass colors and textures Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Petaluma CA Posts: 6,301	Thanks for the feedback and kind words gentlemen. I am glad to hear that tentacle inflation / bubble blowing by hammers is not a sign of impending doom. __________________ The human desires for instant gratification and immediate problem resolution cannot be satisfied with this hobby. Former president and co-president of the Wine Country Reefers. Current Tank Info: 60 gallons of Scleractinia and Zoanthidae lit w/ LEDs

07/13/2012, 04:38 PM	#13
Reef Bass colors and textures Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Petaluma CA Posts: 6,301	Question - has anyone noticed how to influence the color ratio on bicolor hammers? When I got this hammer over a year ago, it had two branches and only one branch had heads with green tipped tentacles . That has continued to this day where all new heads have followed that pattern. __________________ The human desires for instant gratification and immediate problem resolution cannot be satisfied with this hobby. Former president and co-president of the Wine Country Reefers. Current Tank Info: 60 gallons of Scleractinia and Zoanthidae lit w/ LEDs

07/13/2012, 06:04 PM	#14
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	That's an awesome hammer! I like how some of the tips have streaks of green. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

07/14/2012, 10:27 PM	#15
Reef Bass colors and textures Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Petaluma CA Posts: 6,301	Thanks Sushi. I like that too. __________________ The human desires for instant gratification and immediate problem resolution cannot be satisfied with this hobby. Former president and co-president of the Wine Country Reefers. Current Tank Info: 60 gallons of Scleractinia and Zoanthidae lit w/ LEDs

07/14/2012, 10:46 PM	#16
xmike24 Dog Trainer Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 281	What's the scientific name for this? Is this the same as my frag? Last edited by xmike24; 07/14/2012 at 10:51 PM. Reason: spelling

07/15/2012, 06:45 AM	#17
Reef Bass colors and textures Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Petaluma CA Posts: 6,301	Hammer corals are Euphyllia anchora. They are available in different colors. The frag in your pic looks like a young hammer to me. __________________ The human desires for instant gratification and immediate problem resolution cannot be satisfied with this hobby. Former president and co-president of the Wine Country Reefers. Current Tank Info: 60 gallons of Scleractinia and Zoanthidae lit w/ LEDs

07/15/2012, 05:37 PM	#19
day1 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Brisbane Australia Posts: 28	That's a Parancora ( Branching ) hammer , Nice hammers and easy to frag , I have over 30 hammers in my collection , I am a Hammer Holic

07/16/2012, 07:12 AM	#20
Reef Bass colors and textures Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Petaluma CA Posts: 6,301	Thanks day1. I was unaware of the difference in nomenclature. __________________ The human desires for instant gratification and immediate problem resolution cannot be satisfied with this hobby. Former president and co-president of the Wine Country Reefers. Current Tank Info: 60 gallons of Scleractinia and Zoanthidae lit w/ LEDs

07/16/2012, 11:22 AM	#23
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	I was unaware also that the branching ones had a different nomenclature. Need to go to my Flickr account & change the name for my branching hammer LOL. __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank

07/16/2012, 02:18 PM	#24
Rapide Registered Member. Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Finland Posts: 390	That "bubble" is normal when the head is splitting. It's not actually a tentacle that is inflated, but more like the "skin" of the coral... It might last for a few days. That latter picture is parancora, as you guys already said It is totally different species than ancora. Ancora is the easiest to identify with yeayamaensis IMO. I'm a fan of the Euphyllia corals, and currently I have 6 different species Ancora, 2 different Parancoras, Paradivisa, Glabrescens and Yeayamaensis. I just cant get enough of these... Here is a video of my yeayamaensis It really does not show in the video, but it's big! The heads are more than 2" each. I have two of those. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P9LOllIbKUI&feature=plcp

07/16/2012, 02:59 PM	#25
SushiGirl Premium Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Fort Worth, TX USA Posts: 8,267	So what is the difference between Paradivisa & Glabrescens? __________________ Visit my Homepage or "My Albums" (via Profile) for hitchhiker pics. Current Tank Info: 55g softy/LPS tank & 20L reef tank