List me your favorite corals.

[Altohombre]

I decided I want to get corals instead of just a FOWLR tank. I don't know much about what corals are what and I'm still excited anyway. Please list your favorite corals that a beginner could handle, why you like it, and if you have a picture please share it.

Thanks,
Matt

[RyanG]

Heres an Article on beginner corals

http://www.livingreefs.com/forums/sa...al-primer.html

[Bifferwine]

Of course, the easiest corals of all are zoanthids, mushrooms and softies. I don't really like softies. The only softies I have in my tank are Kenya trees (and I SOOOO WISH I didn't have them), xenia and two leathers (a toadstool and a cabbage).

With mushrooms and zoanthids, the possibilities as far as color goes are endless. They come in every shape, size and color and are perfect for beginners.

Some of the best beginner corals are Euphyllia -- frogspawn, torch and hammer. They are pretty easy to keep and are very nice looking.

Bubble corals and fox corals are personal favorites of mine and are easy (I love LPS -- can you tell??).

Blastomussa are one of my favorite corals of all time, but they are usually relatively expensive, kind of hard to find nice specimens, and are not as easy as the other ones I listed above.

[Doc]

I agree with Biff that hammers and torch corals are good and easy. I also like frogspawn, bubble corals and pom pom xenia. You need to decide what kind of reef you want to keep and plan for the specimens you want to keep before buying any. SPS and soft corals do not get along well in a small tank due to the chemicals they release. They can stunt the growth of SPS corals. People seem to downplay the value and beauty of soft corals. It is a shame since they can be very beautiful if done with the right fish. I have all soft corals with my angelfish and it makes a striking background. Good luck

-Doc

[Bifferwine]

I just don't like soft corals because they are all tank or pink or brown. Boring colors.

[Doc]

T-WHAT!!! Have you not seen the green nepthia? Yellow tonga leather? even yellow star polyps or GSP have such personality and don't get me started on gorgonias - they are the BOMB!!! that purple on them is unbelievable.

-Doc

[Bifferwine]

...Yawn...

[Doc]

wow....grumpy. Sure SPS corals are pretty, but EVERYONE has them - just trying to be different!

-Doc

[Bifferwine]

I don't like SPS too much either. I'm a fan of the LPS, zoas and shrooms, mostly.

[yote]

If you like softies,go with pom-pom xenia,any zoanthid you like the color of,shrooms.I'd stay away from kenya weeds though.Them things are almost as bad as hair algae and cyano.
For LPS,Torch,hammers,bubbles,about any you can think of.
The easiest SPS corals are the monties,even though there are a few easy acros.