Frogspawn or wall hammer?

[Codyheitmiller]

Which should I get, I really like them both. I want something that will grow faster then the other, and gets really pretty. I am thinking frogspawn. i've done all the research just now and know they are agressive, but I want an opinion to settle in the purchasing choice.

 

[Flake]

any of the walls will grow much slower than the branching types of either.

 

[Codyheitmiller]

So thee grow the same speed?

 

[Codyheitmiller]

Im a firin ma lazor!!!!

 

[Fishguy2727]

Branching types are safer. If any sort of disease breaks out you can break off the infected heads, if it is a wall type you will probably lose the whole colony.

 

[Codyheitmiller]

Ok thanks guys. I went with the frogspawn. Is 76 a good temp? My heater for some reason won't heat up to 78 infact at all. It says it's at the temp no matter what I put it on. I put it at 90 just to see if the heating light came on and it didn't and I'm pretty sure my tank isn't at 90. It's a stealth pro heater 300w

 

[Fishguy2727]

They recalled all the Stealth Pros. I would get the Aqueon equivalent. If it is new you should get a refund.

 

[ezy33]

Just call Marineland at(800) 338-4896 they will arrange to return the heater to them.

 

[melosu58]

I have both of them. The frogspawn

and the hammer coral

They are both pretty hardy corals. About the only thing I`ve seen happen to either is the brown jelly disease. When I first got my frogspawn I had the disease and had to break all but two heads off. Since then it grew to 22 heads which I broke off about 14 and gave it to a friend. Since then it has grown back to 25 heads. The "walled" hammer in about the size of a basketball and has grown maybe 6 times the original size. They both grow exceedingly well. I dont feed mine as the get all they need from the lighting and water column.

 

[Codyheitmiller]

How fast do they grow though?

 

[melosu58]

I cant give you no "inches or "heads". It not as easy as that. I can only say that the hammer has grown 6 times the original size in ten yrs and the frogspawn has grown about 30 some heads in the same 10 yrs. It`s all I can offer.

 

[Codyheitmiller]

Ok, so they are pretty slow growers then.

 

[melosu58]

You wont notice any growth over a few months. But I have noticed great growth over the years.

 

[Codyheitmiller]

Yeah

 

[Fishguy2727]

Growth rate varies from tank to tank.

There are six species of Euphyllia, four species of branching (anchor, hammer, torch, and frogspawn) and two species of wall (anchor and frogspawn). I would stick with the branching of your preference.

 

[Codyheitmiller]

I wish I could send a picture of it. I also got a starry blen today.

 

[hackteck]

i have a wall frogspawn and a branching frogspawn i would recommend either of those their very hardy and they acclimate well mine opened up like an hour after i added them to my tank