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10/05/2007, 07:19 AM
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ID help
This was sold to me as a purple tip frogspawn frag. But a friend told me it looks more like a branching hammer coral which I am told is a frail coral. Now I am not sure. Any help to settle the debate is appreciated.
Sorry about the pic my camera sucks 
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10/05/2007, 07:39 AM
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most people would call that a frogspawn. either way frogspawns, and hammers are in the same family, and need the same requirements, and care. which is minimal
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10/05/2007, 07:43 AM
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It is a hammer.
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10/05/2007, 05:32 PM
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I have read that if the tips of the polyps are "kidney-shaped," rather than squared, it is a frogspawn. Can't tell for sure from the picture...at least I can't.
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10/05/2007, 05:35 PM
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looks like a hammer to me...
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10/05/2007, 08:14 PM
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I would say Hammer/Anchor also. I really have never found them to be particularly delicate; many Euphyllia respond quickly to changes in pH and KH, but if you basics are in order then there shouldnt be any issues. Certainly no different in hardiness from Frogspawn IME
EDIT- This pertains to Branching Hammer. I have found wall-growth-type Euphyllias to be significantly less sturdy than their branching relatives. Others may have had a different experience, but thats the pattern Ive seen anyhow.
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10/05/2007, 08:30 PM
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Euphyllia paranchora I think...
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10/05/2007, 09:30 PM
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Probably E. parancora... although I've seen a lot of Euphyllia species names for specimens we *think* we have. Identifying a branching Euphyllia down to a species is, IMO, not important as far as care is concerned since all are the same. FWIW, branching Euphyllia that are brittle are usually so because they've grown out in tanks rich in PO4. Phosphate incorporation into a coral skeleton makes it brittle, and branching Euphyllia seem more apt to thrive in these conditions than other LPS.
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10/06/2007, 08:34 AM
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I have one of those too. I would say that it is frail only because it is so easily damaged, not that it's difficult to care for. It grows pretty fast with no special care. One of my fish knocked a branch off of mine. Just bumped it and the branch fell off. I guess he fragged it for me. I also have to be careful when using the turkey baster on my rocks. If I accidently squirt water on it, pieces will fly off. Actually, my frogspawn is the same.
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