Rose Gold Hammer [62]

Rose Gold Hammer Coral Care | The Happy Reef

Rose Gold Hammer is a beautiful branching Hammer Coral with warm gold colouration overlaid with softer pink and rose tones. The combination gives it a more unusual pastel appearance than a traditional Gold Hammer, while its fleshy hammer-shaped polyps provide plenty of movement when fully extended.

Hammer Corals were traditionally classified within Euphyllia and are still widely known by that name within the reef 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 fleshy polyps gently swaying and fully extended is ideal.

Placement: Mid Third

Feeding: Beneficial but not essential. Hammer Corals are strongly photosynthetic but will also 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 grow by producing and dividing heads, gradually developing into impressive 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 rich rose-gold colouration.