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07/25/2012, 01:20 AM | #1 |
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Different Forms of Hammer Coral.....
I'm just curious as to whether or not Aussie Orange Hammer and/or Gold Hammer coral come in branching form. I've only come across these corals in wall form. I've seen other coloured hammer coral come in branching form but never the Orange or Gold.
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07/25/2012, 06:27 PM | #2 |
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The Branching hammers ( Paraancora ) do come in orange / gold , however they are not as bright as the wall hammers , the paraancora hammer is collected in Nth West Australia and some reefs out of Cairns Queensland , Up until a few years ago , It was believed by the scientific community that they were not found in our waters , The ones you see are from Indonesia , we are not allowed to import corals into Australia . However we do have some awsome hammers here that don't make it overseas , I will try to organise some photos of my latest Hammer , Quad colour also i have a large fluro Yellow in my collection , These do not come up very often |
07/25/2012, 06:48 PM | #3 |
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NICE! Looking forward to it. I love Euphyillia corals. Thanks so much for the info. Time for me to do some more research online. Cheers.
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07/25/2012, 06:58 PM | #4 |
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Yeah , i know what you mean , I am a Hammer holic i have about 30 hammers , plus frogsporn , torches etc , just love the way they move , and if you place them right they look awsome , so many colours swaying in the current
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07/25/2012, 07:23 PM | #5 |
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30?!? WoW!!! That's awesome. I love the colouration and movement. I currently have my 'trophy piece' - Australian Orange Wall Hammer. it's about 10 inches long, 2 inches wide and 4 inches tall. The flesh was grew all the way down its height. It has since receded a bit but has grown back. I also have a metallic green torch with metallic green heads. It's smaller with about 3 heads - but it's sweepers are long. the same for a metallic green torch with gold/yellow heads (4). I'll post pictures when I can as well.
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07/26/2012, 02:27 AM | #6 |
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I'd love to see your fluro yellow, Geoff!
The fluro yellow wall hammer is my holy grail hammer . |
07/26/2012, 11:11 AM | #7 |
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Here are some (poor) pics of the Hammer and other Euphyllia Coral. The pics are a little over exposed due to lighting/camera.
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07/26/2012, 05:11 PM | #8 |
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I will try to get some photos of my current tank and hammers onto this site , However if you go to the top of the LPS section , under Ultra Ultra section , Page 17 , post # 416 , You will see 3 fluro yellow hammers , , These photos were posted by my friend Ben , These were in my old tank , have collected more since then |
07/26/2012, 05:25 PM | #9 |
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That my friend; was MINDblowing. Puts mine to shame. Photography was great. I'm humbled.
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07/26/2012, 05:39 PM | #10 |
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Thanks Taipan
I am useless at taking photos and putting them into the computer , I rely on a few mates to do that for me , You will love my new quad colour hammer , i have never seen another one like it , In fact the collectors have never seen another one like it , I once had a fluro pink tip hammer that was collected in western australia , however i lost it when doing my transfer to the new tank , I use a blue LED torch ( Fluke brand ) to find the really unusual coloured hammers , This way you know what you are getting . My collector mates phone me , when they find something different , so i am very lucky to have access to premium stock |
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Quick question regarding those pictures...any chance some amber colored film or lenses was used?
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09/23/2012, 08:48 AM | #12 |
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New Additions....more Aussie Hammers.....
Gold Hammer
Neon Yellow/Green Hammer Gold Torch |
09/23/2012, 10:24 AM | #13 |
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WOW, never noticed how many different color torches there are.. very nice
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09/23/2012, 11:16 AM | #14 |
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What's the difference between a wall and branching hammer anyway?
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09/23/2012, 01:33 PM | #15 |
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I'm not sure I'm answering your question properly....but here goes:
Think of branching hammer (or any other Euphyllia for that matter) as growing/spreading out like a branch with individual colonies/sprouts at each end. While wall hammer is generally one large colony with an underlying skeletal structure that is one solid piece in the form of a wall or an X/cross. I hope this helps. Cheers. |
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