Branching hammer corals

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Kalixa9
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Branching hammer corals

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Bought three hammers today, but I'm stumped - are they for walls or branches? Been reading up on the difference, but my lack of experience with corals is holding me back. Can anyone help me out?

Hammer 1


Hammer 2


Hammer 3 (sorry for the blurry pic)
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Rivera1
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Re: Branching hammer corals

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The first two seem like wall hammers to me, the third one's a bit harder to tell, looks like it could be for branching though.
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flaxon9
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Re: Branching hammer corals

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A wall hammer typically has a one-piece skeleton, and it grows slower. On the other hand, a branch hammer has individual heads. If you see it on a stalk, that's usually a good sign it's a branching hammer.
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Re: Branching hammer corals

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Branching hammers literally branch out, each head's on its own. Your first two, I'm pretty sure, are wall hammers. They're way more high maintenance.
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zenix4
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Re: Branching hammer corals

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Honestly, I'm no expert, I've only ever dealt with claw hammers, so I'm not much help here.
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blazeline
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Re: Branching hammer corals

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I'll take a frag of that when you're ready, Kalixa.
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