Best first corals

[Colin Gilboy]

i have let my tank sit for a while with two pink skunks and a sunrise dotty back, (10 gal by the way). I put a brain coral in to see how it would do in it and it’s been four weeks and it looks amazing, so what are good or even great starter corals?!

 

[Reeferdood]

Good morning and.....

Green star polyps are cool looking but place them on a rock all by itself as it can smother almost everything.
Mushrooms can be fairly easy to care for.
Some leather corals can also be really easy.
The health of corals is is done by maintaining a stable system with optimal flow and lighting. Not sure what your system consists of but try those corals and see how you like them. I am sure others will add more to the list.

 

[rich nyc]

zoas are pretty easy too

 

[NoWaiAma]

Have you considered our lord and savior the Duncan ?

 

[408Dartfish]

My choice is always mushrooms, soft corals and leathers are prett hardy. On my new tank I did mushrooms, hammer and some Duncan’s. Dustin

 

[LadyMac]

I’ve got zoas and palythoas. They haven’t died yet lol. But I did kill gsp....

In my defense, I didn’t have proper lighting for it.

 

[NoWaiAma]

I somehow killed GSP as well whilst moving rock chasing a blenny ..

 

[FindingNem0]

I would suggest soft corals and mushrooms. Then hammer and frogspawn always does well too.

 

[Dom]

i have let my tank sit for a while with two pink skunks and a sunrise dotty back, (10 gal by the way). I put a brain coral in to see how it would do in it and it’s been four weeks and it looks amazing, so what are good or even great starter corals?!

I would suggest considering Zoas. Very easy an lots of colors.

 

[danschoenherr]

Hammers usually fare well and provide some movement.....zoas and palys usaully work great too, but watch out for the palys thay spread like weeds. You don't want those. Some mushrooms can spread like wildfire too, so be selective in a small 10G.
Sometimes you just have to try different corals and see what wants to grow well in your new tank. I planned my new tank to be zoa/paly dominant with some torches and hammers, but after 7 months in, I'm having a hard time getting the zoas/palys going, but I put some SPS frags in and they are growing nicely. Sometimes you just have to take what your tank is gonna give you.

 

[Ghost25]

Zoas are an obvious choice given that they are cheap and hardy. I really like LPS and have had good luck with acans, duncans, blastos, and euphyllias. LPS like to be fed in my experience.

 

[fishnchip]

Try some blastos! Love mine and seem to be pretty easy to keep. Also, zoas being that there are so many colors and sizes. And then lastly maybe some kind of toadstool. There are several different kinds with different polyp extension and colors. Best of luck!!!

 

[Colin Gilboy]

Hammers usually fare well and provide some movement.....zoas and palys usaully work great too, but watch out for the palys thay spread like weeds. You don't want those. Some mushrooms can spread like wildfire too, so be selective in a small 10G.
Sometimes you just have to try different corals and see what wants to grow well in your new tank. I planned my new tank to be zoa/paly dominant with some torches and hammers, but after 7 months in, I'm having a hard time getting the zoas/palys going, but I put some SPS frags in and they are growing nicely. Sometimes you just have to take what your tank is gonna give you.

I ended up buying a hammer and it has been closed for A day now. All water levels are fine. I think the light is too bright?

 

[Mavric]

I ended up buying a hammer and it has been closed for A day now. All water levels are fine. I think the light is too bright?

Did you match the lighting it was acclimated to in the frag tank?

 

[Colin Gilboy]

Yes it was a bright light setting but do you think I should maybe I should go lighter?!

 

[Colin Gilboy]

Okay not along with the topic, but I can never find how to post, I always just kinda stumble onto it. How do I actually post a new thread

 

[Devaji]

leathers can be moody underrated tho but maybe not the 1st coral?

my thoughts are:
rock or mini max nems...I know I know there nems but man they are hardy looks great and super easy to care for.
gorgs. just not the NPS ones they add alot of color and vertical lines to the tank and affordable to
rics and other shrooms easy but they can spread id you get the discos...

 

[Devaji]

Okay not along with the topic, but I can never find how to post, I always just kinda stumble onto it. How do I actually post a new thread

top right side in the forum subsection you wish to post in about 2" down looks for the tab "post new thread"

 

[Devaji]

Right under you username, I box and alerts