Branching Green Hammer
A variant of Hammer coral (Euphyllia ancora)
Representative Hammer coralphoto — a dedicated image of this exact morph isn't available yet.
The branching form of hammer coral (Euphyllia/Fimbriaphyllia ancora) with fluorescent green hammer-tipped tentacles on a tree-like skeleton, each branch capable of producing new heads. The accessible workhorse hammer.
📜 Backstory
The standard wild green *Euphyllia ancora* (now *Fimbriaphyllia ancora*), the most common and affordable hammer in the trade and the entry point for most reefers into Euphyllia. No designer lineage — it is the baseline species, valued for being inexpensive, hardy, and fast-multiplying. Branching forms are favored because they yield more frags than wall forms.
Keeper tips for this variant
Branching hammers frag more easily and tolerate slightly stronger flow than wall types; mount mid-tank where dropped daughter heads can re-attach to nearby rock.