sogreedy23 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 euphyllia! This is my favorite coral. There’s really no set hammer or frogspawn. I’ve seen “hammer” coral with frogspawn color and “frogspawn” with hammer coral color (which i’ve hear called octopus coral?). there’s variation of tip vs. stalk colors, stalk length, tip shape, and branching vs. nonbranching, but they’re all from the same genus that also includes torch coral. there is variation, some tentacles will look more hammer-y and some will look more frogspawn-y, but hammers and frogspawns are two different species so they can be identified.. they color varies from each individual and colors can change (to an extent) based on the tank lighting, health of the water etc so that isn't a good identifying factor. i think as someone else said as it matures it'll take on its real identity, weather the tips split and become frogspawn of they flatten and become a hammer. i say wait until the tips are even really extended before you try to figure it out Link to comment
northstar1357 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 If you look at the exoskeleton, the structure doesnt look like a hammer. there is a difference. Link to comment
sogreedy23 Posted March 16, 2011 Share Posted March 16, 2011 This is how it looked before I moved it: one of the easier ways to tell is when the polyp is fully extended on a hammer, it looks like it radiates outward from the mouth with flattened tips pic is from this seller Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 one of the easier ways to tell is when the polyp is fully extended on a hammer, it looks like it radiates outward from the mouth with flattened tips pic is from this seller Some Frogspawn display that characteristic,as well. Well, minus the flattened tips, for the most part.http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_di...&pcatid=519 Also, another Euphyllia not mentioned here, Cristata. http://www.liveaquaria.com/diversden/ItemD...amp;ddid=114380 However, I digress. I too, believe it to be a Frogspawn. Link to comment
Dasani Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 It's defiantly a hammer. This my frogspawn. Your's doesn't have all the other purple "bumps" on it. It's just flat. Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Not all FS have extra "bumps" on each tentacle. See the link I provided. Link to comment
tundrashaul Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Young frogspawn...mine did the same thing, it appeared to be hammer but the tip was just shaped that way as it shot a branch from that tentacle. Link to comment
Dasani Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Not all FS have extra "bumps" on each tentacle. See the link I provided. Ya true, but the tips on this one are more rounded, making it a frogspawn. The OP's tips are more 'rectangular' I guess you could call it, which would make it a hammer. Link to comment
Monochrome5 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Your's doesn't have all the other purple "bumps" on it. It's just flat. You can see some bumps on the tentacles. Check the original pic again. It's just young and/or deflated. Link to comment
danthenewreefman Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 knowledgeable friend of mine, he's like 60 been doing this 40+ years... he's saying they're some hybrid euphyllia available now, crosses between hammer/torch etc. so who the F knows. euphyllia cristata Link to comment
danthenewreefman Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Gimme! I want! it was my first coral eber :-) sentamental value. But look how different it appears compared to the other cristata photo. sometimes it's difficult to ID with just 1 pic. but I vot frogspawn b/c it does appear some of the tentacles are branching. But the tips look hammer esque. being so deflated. Link to comment
RayWhisperer Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Yeah, way different than any other Cristata I've ever seen. Which, isn't too many. Regardless. I am ailing today. I wasn't messing with you yesterday. I'm a really cool guy, and perhaps the best mod ever. Therefore, I deserve to have that coral. Gimme! Link to comment
jnelson Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Don't really want to hijack this thread but I have a similar question... Hammer or frogspawn? New frag I picked up yesterday, sold as a frogspawn. Green stems/purple tips so I'm leaning towards frogspawn too. Link to comment
northstar1357 Posted March 18, 2011 Share Posted March 18, 2011 Isn't there a difference btw the branches? Link to comment
inferno2113 Posted March 22, 2011 Share Posted March 22, 2011 It's a frammer. Yeah..... I'm going with his answer lol. Link to comment
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