Golden hammer tentacles are bubbling

[Tanster2]

My small golden hammer has bubbly looking tentacles. It has been this way for months. Everything else is happy, but not sure why this is happening. They don’t look like hammers any more, but rather large bubbles..

 

[Shawn]

That could be one of two things, I think. Too little light, and it's swelling its tentacles to capture more light, or not enough flow. I'd wager one of those two things. I'd wager more on not getting enough light.

 

[ichthyoid]

Or, you’ve got some new kind of bounce hammer worth $1000!

 

[Shawn]

Oh god - bounce hammers? Nah. I can't.

 

[Tanster2]

Hah thanks, I'll move it to a different tank with better flow and lighting and give it a few days.

 

[ZapataInc]

All of my euphyllia puff up like that. My par reading was around 175-250 where they are at. And they look like they are getting good flow.



The green hammer in the middle has also changed it's color. It looks like paint splotches.

 

[Tanster2]

Yeah your hammers look just like mine. Any idea why they're like this lol?

 

[ZapataInc]

Yeah your hammers look just like mine. Any idea why they're like this lol?

Nope not a clue. And they start off looking like every other hammer that you see on the interwebs.

 

[Tanster2]

That's how mine were. They looked like actual hammers when I first got them. I've had this one for about 7 months. It's grown a little, but had the bubbles about the whole time :/