torch acting weird
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tizzo
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My hammer does that when he's hungry... Have you tried target feeding him anything lately?
Those are his stinger tentacles. If he feels the need to compete for space, he will send them out for that reason also.
Those are his stinger tentacles. If he feels the need to compete for space, he will send them out for that reason also.
florida joe
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my friend I am going with hammer until i get a closer pic but Usually hammers will develop sweeper tentacles with added flow dobble check the flow over the coral
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tizzo
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Originally Posted by renogaw
http:///forum/post/2683496
um... is this a hammer or a torch?
I think it's a torch, I was just comparing the stingers to those of my hammer. They are both similar corals...
http:///forum/post/2683496
um... is this a hammer or a torch?
I think it's a torch, I was just comparing the stingers to those of my hammer. They are both similar corals...
florida joe
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Originally Posted by Tizzo
http:///forum/post/2683530
I think it's a torch, I was just comparing the stingers to those of my hammer. They are both similar corals...
i will bet my tongue on it. its a hammer Polyps on a hammer have long tubular tentacles with Hammer, anchor or T-shaped tips. Color is usually orange, or green with lighter colored edges to the tips of the polyps. Similar to and related to Torch Coral and Frogspawn coral. Can be differentiated by the anchor or T-shape of the end of the tentacles.
http:///forum/post/2683530
I think it's a torch, I was just comparing the stingers to those of my hammer. They are both similar corals...
i will bet my tongue on it. its a hammer Polyps on a hammer have long tubular tentacles with Hammer, anchor or T-shaped tips. Color is usually orange, or green with lighter colored edges to the tips of the polyps. Similar to and related to Torch Coral and Frogspawn coral. Can be differentiated by the anchor or T-shape of the end of the tentacles.
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tizzo
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Oh Joe, I know the diff? But I still think it's a Torch, therefore, you know what hat means...
Your tongue is MINE!
Your tongue is MINE!
florida joe
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Originally Posted by Tizzo
http:///forum/post/2683640
Oh Joe, I know the diff? But I still think it's a Torch, therefore, you know what hat means...
Your tongue is MINE!
Truth is my tongue has always been yours
http:///forum/post/2683640
Oh Joe, I know the diff? But I still think it's a Torch, therefore, you know what hat means...
Your tongue is MINE!
Truth is my tongue has always been yours
rebelprettyboy
Active Member
Hammer it is.
And I agree with what Tizzo stated. Try feeding it or it could be gettin ready for war with something near by
And I agree with what Tizzo stated. Try feeding it or it could be gettin ready for war with something near by
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tizzo
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After looking long and hard...at the pics... I'm wondering if maybe it's a frogspawn!
But I sill get Joe's tongue.
But I sill get Joe's tongue.
spiderwoman
Active Member
It's a hammer!
Oh ye great Tizzo, I give up Joe's tongue without a fight.
Oh ye great Tizzo, I give up Joe's tongue without a fight.
t316
Active Member
Tizzo;2683700 said:After looking long and hard...at the pics... I'm wondering if maybe it's a frogspawn!
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Ding...Ding...Ding....check it closer. Looks and sounds to me exactly like a frogspawn. Occassionally they will send out several sweeper tenticles 2-4" out, usually as a defense mechanism as a distraction. Usually last a few days, then they retreat, and act like all the others.
sepulatian
Moderator
Originally Posted by SpiderWoman
http:///forum/post/2683942
It's a hammer!
Oh ye great Tizzo, I give up Joe's tongue without a fight.
I may be wrong, but they seem pretty easy to come by these days
http:///forum/post/2683942
It's a hammer!
Oh ye great Tizzo, I give up Joe's tongue without a fight.
I may be wrong, but they seem pretty easy to come by these days
renogaw
Active Member
sorry, life's been a little hectic with all the house renovations.
i bought it as a torch, and it does not have those ushaped hammer heads, but some better pics are attached.
i tried feeding it, but it slowly let the food go away. i was wondering how the food was floating above the coral, then i figured sweeper tentacles i couldn't see.
this is probably why the zoo colony near it has been decimated
i bought it as a torch, and it does not have those ushaped hammer heads, but some better pics are attached.
i tried feeding it, but it slowly let the food go away. i was wondering how the food was floating above the coral, then i figured sweeper tentacles i couldn't see.
this is probably why the zoo colony near it has been decimated
spiderwoman
Active Member
That looks exactly like one of my hammers. I have 2 different kinds. My torch has more round or almost squarish look to the tips, yours are more long and rounded corners. There is a slight hammer form to the tip.
sula
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It could be me, but it seems like in about the last year or so I've seen more of these types of Euphyllia - they almost resemble some sort of hybrid between a hammer and frogspawn. The LFS's seem to just like to give them the generic label of "torch".
When I look at those pictures, I see frogspawn. But then I see only one "head" on each tentacle (frogspawn is usually a cluster).
So my vote is hammer, but a hybrid or smaller "polyped" variety.
They all send out sweepers, and they all pack a powerful punch, so I agree that you should move the zoas and squirt some food its way when you are feeding.
When I look at those pictures, I see frogspawn. But then I see only one "head" on each tentacle (frogspawn is usually a cluster).
So my vote is hammer, but a hybrid or smaller "polyped" variety.
They all send out sweepers, and they all pack a powerful punch, so I agree that you should move the zoas and squirt some food its way when you are feeding.