hammer coral??

[dansie]

i have a hammer coral and somtimes half shrinks up then comes back anyone know why it does this??

[dansie]

my temp are kinda high though 82....

[Paintbug]

how long have you had the coral? do you have a lot of direct flow on it? hammers dont like a lot of flow, this will cause them to shrink up.

[Nano Chris]

Mine usually shrinks up at night and is fully blown up during the day, i think thats natural looks ok...

[dansie]

possible the flow....

[dansie]

what should i feed it??

[scubajsm]

I sometimes target feed mine bits of shrimp. I mainly feed phyto, oyster eggs and marine snow. Hammers are beautiful and can grow large with sweepers. Mine prefers med-high light, when I put in low in the tank he doesn't open all the way. ( I have t5's). When I purchased my hammer he was about 2 and half inches now he is about 8-9 inches, I've had him for about 3 years.

[Paintbug]

i have never target fed my hammer, but it will catch pieces of what i feed the tank. when i about it there was 4 heads, with one splitting. i just traded off a piece with 4 heads, and i still have 6+ heads. :) i had mine for about 2 years under PC lights. it seems to do best about mid tank, with just enough flow to make the tentacles sway in the water.

[GreenPuffers]

Mine also catches what's in the tank, also I read somewhere hammers are good indicators of water quality. Mine definitely lets me know if my tank needs something. But it also shrinks up from time to time.