Damaged hammer by SPS, will it survive?

ug.mac · 04/28/2012, 08:41 PM

This was an accident cause by a snail. It knocked down an Acropora onto this hammer coral. I think the contact was at least 7~9 hours before I separate them.

Hammer is damaged badly as you can see in the picture, lots of tissue loss on all heads. However Acro was damage free, happy as always.

My concern is keeping a dying coral in my pico tank will cause major water contamination, but I don't want to kill it now because it may have a chance to survive.

I never had similar experience to make the decision, what do you think I should do?

thanks,

ug.

lokii_37 · 04/30/2012, 07:33 PM

It looks like a frogspawn to me but it looks ok. A little closed up but ok looking

cjk76 · 04/30/2012, 10:48 PM

Should be fine

reef kid96 · 05/01/2012, 06:39 PM

it will be fine, it just needs good water quality

Jgut3 · 05/01/2012, 06:41 PM

Naw it's def a Hammer I have one that looks just like that. Mine had the same thing with the tissue missing and it healed just fine. I did dip mine in CoralRx though.

murphreef145 · 05/02/2012, 04:38 PM

hammers are usually pretty good at coming back from incidents i think it will be fine just keep an eye on it

Ira · 05/05/2012, 02:35 PM

Was the SPS a millie? I had something similar happen to one of my Acan Lords and was surprised that the mille dished out all the damage and didnt get stung by the acan at all.

The Acan Lord was fine after about a week too.

04/28/2012, 08:41 PM	#1
ug.mac Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Posts: 20	Damaged hammer by SPS, will it survive? This was an accident cause by a snail. It knocked down an Acropora onto this hammer coral. I think the contact was at least 7~9 hours before I separate them. Hammer is damaged badly as you can see in the picture, lots of tissue loss on all heads. However Acro was damage free, happy as always. My concern is keeping a dying coral in my pico tank will cause major water contamination, but I don't want to kill it now because it may have a chance to survive. I never had similar experience to make the decision, what do you think I should do? thanks, ug.

04/30/2012, 07:33 PM	#2
lokii_37 Registered Member Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Santa Rosa Posts: 572	It looks like a frogspawn to me but it looks ok. A little closed up but ok looking

04/30/2012, 10:48 PM	#3
cjk76 Registered Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Kansas City, KS Posts: 358	Should be fine

05/01/2012, 06:39 PM	#4
reef kid96 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Ontario,Canada Posts: 119	it will be fine, it just needs good water quality

05/01/2012, 06:41 PM	#5
Jgut3 Registered Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Posts: 43	Naw it's def a Hammer I have one that looks just like that. Mine had the same thing with the tissue missing and it healed just fine. I did dip mine in CoralRx though.

05/02/2012, 04:38 PM	#6
murphreef145 Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 10	hammers are usually pretty good at coming back from incidents i think it will be fine just keep an eye on it

05/05/2012, 02:35 PM	#7
Ira Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 106	Was the SPS a millie? I had something similar happen to one of my Acan Lords and was surprised that the mille dished out all the damage and didnt get stung by the acan at all. The Acan Lord was fine after about a week too.