i recently just got a aussie hammer coral, i have 2 other green hammers and both are great and healthy and wide open. i've can see healthy growth as well cause my oldest hammer is growing another head already and i've had it for about a month but this aussie hammerhead just wont open and it's been 2 maybe 3 days now. any suggestions?
advise on aussie hammerhead
- Thread starter nickolasb
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With any new coral I wouldn't worry for about 2 weeks. Give it some time to get used to your tank. You get lucky sometimes and a coral opens up within hours of putting in tank. But that is exception rather than norm.
bad news, it died but my other one is doing awesome still. usually when i introduce a coral it opens pretty soon like within a few hours you were saying. i think what had happen is when i got these to coral together from the lfs i trhink the working accidentally dropped it on the aussie hammer in front of it and stung it and there wasnt much water in the bag so that also made me nervous cause i had about a 35 minute ride home but the other one is doing awesome it opened right up after it entered my tank.im in the middle of upgrading right now. i just got an 80 rimless shallow tank it's awesome 48x24x16 im gonna start transfering everything from the 55 to that 80 soon.
still working on my freshwater to lol i got a bunch more tanks. im trying to get my bumble bee gobies to breed. no luck yet though lol. i kinda been neglecting the tank though i gotta start keeping up with my water changes but i been busy with the salt lol i got lost in a whle new world and love corals lol.
i think the kid at the fish store dropped it on the other hammer while he was pulling them out of the frag tank the other hammer was directly under it on the lower rack and i seen him drop it so i think thats what happened
davidparker
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Yo, sounds like your other hammers are thriving, so that’s a good sign your tank is dialed in! Aussie hammers can be a little more finicky, though. Give it some time—sometimes they take a few days to adjust. Check your flow; they usually like gentle, indirect movement, not blasting currents. Also, make sure it’s not getting too much or too little light compared to your other hammers. If everything else looks good, maybe try spot-feeding a little to see if that helps it perk up. Hopefully, it just needs some time to settle in! 