siskiou Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 It's not my day today, apparently! I just looked at my tank and discovered a hermit on the small hammer frag, that's been doing really well up till now. The hermit is now in the refugium, but I'm really worried about the little frag. There should be an attachment showing what it looks like now. -Susanne 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spayne Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 That hermit did a number on your hammer! They can be destructive little buggers when they want to be. I had to evict the hermits out of my nano because they were ganging up on the snails for their shells. I'm sure someone will have better advice, but I would just pretty much leave the hammer alone and see what happens. Hopefully the damage doesn't kill the entire frag. I imagine it's pretty traumatized right now though, so the damage might be as bad as it looks right now. Keep your fingers crossed and keep us posted! Stacy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted April 24, 2006 Author Share Posted April 24, 2006 It a tiny frag and was one of our daughter's birthday gifts! :( She'll be very unhappy when she gets home from school! If it doesn't make it, we'll have to find another one (got this one in Portland at Waves). I wonder if Sean has any... Portland is just not in the picture with the current gas prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Hmm keep it in lower light area, moderate flow. Doesn't necessarily look bad from what i can tell. Pic is small. Could just have retracted since the hermit was bothering it. Try feeding it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted April 24, 2006 Author Share Posted April 24, 2006 Pic is small. Could just have retracted since the hermit was bothering it. Try feeding it. Did you click on the attachment to open it up in a larger window? To me it looks like only a few arms have a chance to recover. The rest looks "popped" or completely gone. I hope you are right, though, and things will look better tomorrow. I've turned one of the lights off and will try feeding it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Yah i made it as large as i could. I can see what you are talking about, but i still think there is a good chance its just deflated and retracted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spayne Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 If it doesn't make it' date=' we'll have to find another one[/quote'] If worse comes to worse and it doesn't make it, let me know. We have a pinkish/tan with white tipped hammer that we could get a frag of for you. We haven't fragged it yet because it's in a difficult spot to get to! I'm hoping Miles is right, though! Give it a few days. It's probably good and crabby right now! Stacy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palani Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 With any LPS give it some moderate direct flow about 12-18" away from the frag. It will recover. Look to see if the hermit did any skeletal dammage (the little fins that stick up from inside the stalks), if all of the "fins" are well rounded and nothing is flaked off, you are in the green. If you see some places where it has been chipped off, you deffinatly want to put it in some moderate direct flow. In this case, there will be some die off, but in a month it should grow back to it's normal self. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted April 24, 2006 Author Share Posted April 24, 2006 If worse comes to worse and it doesn't make it, let me know. We have a pinkish/tan with white tipped hammer that we could get a frag of for you. Stacy Thank you! I'll keep this thread updated and I'm still hoping it will recover in a few days! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted April 24, 2006 Author Share Posted April 24, 2006 if all of the "fins" are well rounded and nothing is flaked off' date=' you are in the green. [/quote'] Hm, I'm trying to figure out what the "fins" would be. Do you see any when looking at my attachment, or is it not big enough? I'm not quite sure what I'm looking for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 By the 'fins' I'm assuming he means the ridges where the flesh attaches to the skeleton. It sure looks pissed!! I believe you should be OK. I had a hammer that would look that way once in a while and rebound. The only problem I could see is if the hermit ripped the flesh away from the skeleton, that area most likely will die and might cause some problems. But don't worry about it til you see it. Give it a couple of days to recover and relax, keep us up dated too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted April 24, 2006 Author Share Posted April 24, 2006 Thanks! Will do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Palani Posted April 24, 2006 Share Posted April 24, 2006 Yep, Mike's got it right. That's why you need it to put it under moderate direct flow, to blow away all of the dead tissue, or else it's going to poison itself to death. I'm sure others have their own opinon, but it seemed to have worked for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted April 24, 2006 Author Share Posted April 24, 2006 I have it in a moderate flow area to begin with, so that should be okay, I hope. Thanks for the advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Hows it looking this morning? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spayne Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Hows it looking this morning? I second that question! I'm hoping it's looking a lot better! Stacy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted April 25, 2006 Author Share Posted April 25, 2006 Sorry, I was at work and am just now looking at the forum! It looks quite a bit improved, I'm happy to say! Nowhere near as full as it was before, but definitely much better. See attachment! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impur Posted April 25, 2006 Share Posted April 25, 2006 Good deal. Looks much better. Did you feed it at all? That will help as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted April 25, 2006 Author Share Posted April 25, 2006 I did try feeding it last night, but it wasn't interested then. -Susanne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lowman Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 that's much better, I think it will be okay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael7979 Posted April 26, 2006 Share Posted April 26, 2006 Good to hear its looking up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted December 29, 2006 Author Share Posted December 29, 2006 I just felt like posting a picture of the hammer. It's sure growing up and doing very well! I'm glad it wasn't permanently damaged! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DChemist Posted December 29, 2006 Share Posted December 29, 2006 Cool- thanks for the updated photo. What a difference from the first photo you posted in this thread. Your photo is pretty blue- how would you describe the hammer's color? It's neat see these threads updated over time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siskiou Posted December 30, 2006 Author Share Posted December 30, 2006 The hammer itself actually looks pretty accurate color wise, but the surroundings look bluer than in reality. I should take a class on taking good photos, how to set the white balance and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CCR Posted December 30, 2006 Share Posted December 30, 2006 Nice to see a happy recovery Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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