justthewife
03/27/2013, 10:03 PM
I have been watching this spot on my hammer coral for a few months now. When I bought the coral I didn't notice it. The trunk of the coral did appear as it does now in the picture but not with the dark spot. Just now I was looking at the spot with a flashlight and noticed something inside the spot or maybe the spot itself reacts to light. It was like a head retracted into it. The color is a brownish purple color with some black. I also noticed that it has white strings coming out of it. I don't know if you can see from the pic but it's the best I could do. Does anyone know of any kind of pest that could be on my hammer coral? The coral is doing well when it is fully out. It has grown a lot. This picture is when the coral is retracted when the lights go out. That is when I can see and notice this strange spot. Whatever it is, it is alive and getting bigger. :uhoh3: When I first saw it, I thought it was just another head growing on the coral. Any ideas?