Neon Green Hammer [63]

Neon Green Hammer Coral Care | The Happy Reef

Neon Green Hammer is a brilliantly fluorescent branching Hammer Coral, with intense green colouration across its fleshy polyps and distinctive hammer or anchor-shaped tentacle tips. Under blue-spectrum reef lighting the fluorescence can be exceptionally bright, while the extended polyps add plenty of movement to the reef.

Hammer Corals were traditionally classified within Euphyllia and are still commonly called Euphyllia within the hobby. Branching Hammers are now placed within Fimbriaphyllia, alongside Frogspawn and Kingspawn, while Torch Corals remain within Euphyllia.

Scientific Name: Fimbriaphyllia paraancora (formerly Euphyllia paraancora)

PAR: 100?200

Flow: Moderate. Random, indirect flow that keeps the polyps gently swaying and fully extended is ideal.

Placement: Mid Third

Feeding: Beneficial but not essential. Hammer Corals receive most of their energy through photosynthesis but will readily capture appropriately sized coral foods and small meaty foods. Occasional feeding can support faster growth and the development of additional heads.

Care Notes: Branching Hammers are rewarding growers, with established heads dividing to gradually produce larger, flowing colonies. Give them some space from unrelated neighbouring corals due to their sting. Stable alkalinity, calcium and magnesium, moderate lighting and varied flow provide excellent conditions for strong extension, growth and intense fluorescence.