Hammer Coral Frag - Gel Super Glue ?

I got this today kind of as a hitchhiker. I don't know much about LPS corals at all. I know it does well with moderate flow/lighting. My setup is in my signature as well. I don't dose anything at all.



It is really small. How can I help make sure this little guys does well in my aquarium?



Thanks everyone

 

If you are talking about the coral left of the two mushrooms in the first pic, the. Yes that's a hammer. I cannot make out the second picture.

 

Alk is key for most LPS. Euphylia don't like alot of light so down on the bottom should be good. Moderate flow. Good luck!!

 

Yes, that's a hammer. I have a purple tipped. They do fine with Moderate lighting. but since you want to help it out place it about mid way a little closer to the light. I actually have my hammer 4 inches from the surface of the water close to my T5 fixture and it is loving it and splitting. it's not that they "don't like a lot of light" it's that they preffer a moderate light but can still do very well and acclimate and grow quickly with high lighting.

 

Thanks for the replies everyone. I really hope this little frag does good. I would love to see it a few inches bigger lol. What is the typical growth rate?
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If there is no skeletal structure attached it may just be "polyp bail out", not uncommon for Euphyllia. Unfortunately the polyps resulting from the bail out rarely grow and usually just die off. If there is skeletal structure that is a different story.

 

How do you feed your hammer coral? Filter of flesh?

 

There did seem to be a small "stalk" on the bottom, but it was really small.
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I have never target feed Euphyllias. Anything that exchanges fluids as part of it's polyp inflation and deflation daily is bound to receive small particulate matter in a passive manner. I hear people say they target feed them mysid shrimp. They are hermatypic so I doubt they are dependent on target feeding. Every time I ever attempted to feed any type they just withdrew secondary to the water movement.

 

They are fairly quick growers, especially if you feed them. I feed mine mysis shrimp, blood worms and krill every 2 weeks or so. You don't have to feed them to stay healthy though.