Hammer Coral – Toxic Green Splatter
The Toxic Green Splatter Hammer Coral is a standout LPS coral featuring intense fluorescent green colouration with contrasting splattered patterning across its fleshy polyps.
Hammer Corals are one of the most popular LPS corals in the reef hobby thanks to their bold colour, large polyp structure and beautiful flowing movement. Under blue reef lighting, the Toxic Green Splatter variety can produce an especially vivid fluorescent appearance.
Care Information
Scientific Name: Fimbriaphyllia sp.
Common Name: Hammer Coral
Coral Type: LPS
Care Level: Easy to Moderate
Lighting: Moderate
Recommended PAR: Approximately 100–150
Water Flow: Low to Moderate, indirect
Placement: Lower to middle areas of the aquarium
Temperament: Semi-Aggressive
Feeding: Photosynthetic with optional supplemental feeding
Aquarium Placement
Toxic Green Splatter Hammer Coral performs best with moderate lighting and gentle, indirect water movement.
The polyps should sway naturally in the current rather than being pushed aggressively in one direction. Strong direct flow can irritate the fleshy tissue and may cause the coral to remain retracted.
Lower-to-middle placement is generally ideal depending on the intensity of your reef lighting.
Toxic Green Splatter Colour
The combination of bright toxic-green fluorescence and irregular splattered markings gives this Hammer Coral a distinctive appearance compared with more traditional solid-colour varieties.
The pattern and intensity will naturally vary between individual specimens, making each coral slightly different.
Feeding
Hammer Corals receive most of their energy through photosynthesis but can benefit from occasional supplemental feeding.
Suitable foods include:
- Mysis shrimp
- LPS coral pellets
- Finely chopped marine foods
- Dedicated coral preparations
Target feeding once or twice per week can help support healthy tissue and continued growth.
Give It Plenty of Space
Hammer Corals can extend sweeper tentacles capable of stinging neighbouring corals, particularly after lights out.
Allow several inches of clearance around the coral and take future growth into account when choosing its permanent position.
Stable Reef Parameters
For best results, maintain stable:
- Calcium
- Alkalinity
- Magnesium
- Salinity
- Temperature
- Nitrate and phosphate
Consistency is especially important for maintaining healthy fleshy tissue and strong polyp extension.
With its intense fluorescent green colour, unique splattered pattern and flowing movement, the Toxic Green Splatter Hammer Coral makes an outstanding feature LPS for an established reef aquarium.
Colour, pattern, head count and exact size may vary between individual specimens.
