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Feeding hammer coral
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2024 3:08 am
by oceanix4
I recently picked up a hammer coral and I'm having some trouble feeding it. I've been trying to place food directly on the polyps, turning the pumps off and on, but it's just not taking. The food ends up falling right off. Can someone give me some advice on how to feed it and how often I should be doing it?
Re: Feeding hammer coral
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2024 6:06 am
by oceanix4
I've had it for two weeks now, and I'm curious, do they grow quickly?
Re: Feeding hammer coral
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2024 7:30 am
by Raven5
Same here, mine never took to direct feeding like my other corals do - Frogspawn, Torch, and Duncans all eat like champs, but my hammer just didn't seem interested, so I stopped bothering and it's doing great now.
Re: Feeding hammer coral
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2024 8:40 am
by Raven5
oceanix4 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 24, 2024 3:08 am
I recently picked up a hammer coral and I'm having some trouble feeding it. I've been trying to place food directly on the polyps, turning the pumps off and on, but it's just not taking. The food ends up falling right off. Can someone give me some advice on how to feed it and how often I should be doing it?
Give it time to settle in and adjust to your system. Two weeks isn't a lot of time for noticeable growth.
Re: Feeding hammer coral
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2024 11:27 am
by oceanix4
Thanks for the advice, I'll stop worrying about feeding it for now. I was thinking maybe it needed food because the polyps deflated for a bit today, but I guess that's normal? Do hammer corals usually go through periods like that?
Re: Feeding hammer coral
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2024 2:28 pm
by oceanix4
The lights were still on, and it deflated for a bit, but then it re-inflated after about an hour or so.
Re: Feeding hammer coral
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2024 4:03 pm
by Duskfire19
I don't bother feeding mine. It's done just fine without it, and I see no reason to start now.
Re: Feeding hammer coral
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2024 5:02 pm
by fishtail_9
I'm probably the odd one out here, but I do feed my hammer coral mysis whenever I'm feeding the rest of my corals - it seems to really enjoy it.
Re: Feeding hammer coral
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2024 6:26 pm
by oceanix4
Those look amazing, how long have you had them?
Re: Feeding hammer coral
Posted: Wed Jul 24, 2024 6:38 pm
by oceanix4
I've had trouble feeding mine too, the food just doesn't seem to stick.