Natural variantCommon in the tradeIntermediate to keep

Purple Tip Hammer

A variant of Hammer coral (Euphyllia ancora)

Photo: Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0

Representative Hammer coral image. A confirmed image of this exact morph isn't available yet.

A widely sold hammer with a green to gold body and purple ends. Indonesian pieces carry smaller tips than Australian ones, plus purple streaking in the tentacles.

This page covers the Purple Tip Hammer variant. For full husbandry, water params, diet and health —General care: Hammer coral →

Other LPS Corals variants

Gold Hammer Toxic Green Hammer Green Hammer (Wall)Branching Hammer Gold Torch / 24K Hammer Orange Hammer Branching Green Hammer Wall (Octopus) Green Hammer Rainbow Branching Hammer Splatter Branching Hammer Golden Splatter Branching Hammer Neon Splatter Branching Hammer Holy Grail Hammer Indo Gold Branching Hammer Aussie Gold Hammer Gold Wall Hammer Cornbred Dreamsicle Hammer Gold Rainbow Mint Hammer Golden Octospawn Rainbow Octospawn Gold Tip Frogspawn Prince of Darkness Hammer Hologram Hammer Supernova Hammer Dark Matter Hammer Teal Branching Hammer Frammer Aussie Teal Tip Frammer Purple & Peach Frammer Indo Purple Frammer Blacktip Hammer