Coral newbie

[Justin poirier]

So I'm looking for some corals. But I am ecspecially looking for corals that will flow in the current or are similar to anemones with there bright colors grass almost like also just cool corals. I have a recommendation of something like a purple hammer rip or something

What are some recommendations everyone else would give

 

[CodyRVA]

Green star polyps would be a good choice, though beware they sting many other corals and they grow fast so isolation is essential. If you're considering LPS, hammer, you could look into a torch; they have very similar movement compared to a nem. Tread carefully, but Xenia does add nice movement and the pulsing variety is quite fun to watch, but it does spread and is very aggressive. Toadstools are a good option, easy to keep, resilient, and provide the wavy flow vibe when the polyps are fully extended. Most LPS overall and some softies are your best bed, SPS don't do much in the way of movement.

 

[A Toadstool Leather]

If you get a toadstool just be aware that in a few years it will reach a large size. They can easily be in excess of two feet wide.

 

[Turkey head]

Duncan corals look a lot like an anemone.

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

Duncan, torch, gsp (isolated to its own area), galaxea (isolated and away from other coral to prevent stinging), hammer, frogspawn. Those are just a few, but be sure to do research on ones you opt for as some can grow almost to a pest proportion and speed. Also, some don't play well next to others.

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

Older pic of my torches and what I believe to be a torch hammer hybrid (I may be totally wrong tho, it flows like a torch, but has hammer style heads, idk)