Corals for Beginner

[c.let]

Hi,

Just reaching out to ask what type of Corals are best suited for my two clowns.

To my understandings Clownfish don’t need an anemones so I was looking something easy maintain as I am a beginner.

I was looking at a few different types are just after some additional advice.
- Duncan
- Euphyllia Ancora

 

[tzabor10]

Green star polyp is super easy.
Leathers, Kenya trees, toadstools and pulsing Xenia are all pretty easy.
If you are dosing calcium and alkalinity,
Then things can get very interesting.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Candy canes, toadstools, and mushrooms are some other easy-to-keep corals

 

[Pistondog]

I think a bta is as easy as those corals.
Especially if the clowns get interested, they will keep it well fed.

 

[c.let]

Green star polyp is super easy.
Leathers, Kenya trees, toadstools and pulsing Xenia are all pretty easy.
If you are dosing calcium and alkalinity,
Then things can get very interesting.

How about feeding & care?
What would I need to expect if I were to get a Leather?

 

[Kmst80]

How about feeding & care?
What would I need to expect if I were to get a Leather?

Leathers are photosynthetic. You can add some aminos or vitamins but not necessary. Light and flow are a must.

 

[Jekyl]

Please don't get GSP.

 

[Jekyl]

I think a bta is as easy as those corals.
Especially if the clowns get interested, they will keep it well fed.

BTA are very easy to keep as long as the requirements are satisfied. I wouldn't recommend having one until coraline starts becoming an issue.

 

[Kmst80]

Please don't get GSP.

Gsp is fine but put it on an island rock. When mine grows onto the sandbed it's easily removed.

 

[GSPClown94]

Please don't get GSP.

 

[Uncle99]

BTA!

 

[Daniel Rosenwinkel]

frogspawn is a great option, it's a little harder to keep than gsp or xenia (also really good beginner corals) but probably the easiest euphyllia coral. It goes great with clownfish because they like to host in it.

 

[Malum Argenteum]

Just reaching out to ask what type of Corals are best suited for my two clowns.

Looks like you have a 5 gallon tank, with two clowns that have been in there for five days. You were having trouble figuring out the basics of salinity a couple days ago.

I'd recommend just running things as they are for six months or so, and hopefully by then you'll have gotten a proper sized tank for the clowns and might think about doing something a little more complex.

 

[c.let]

Looks like you have a 5 gallon tank, with two clowns that have been in there for five days. You were having trouble figuring out the basics of salinity a couple days ago.

I'd recommend just running things as they are for six months or so, and hopefully by then you'll have gotten a proper sized tank for the clowns and might think about doing something a little more complex.

Thanks!

I was testing daily and making sure my salinity is all good, I was adding bits of RO water to bring it down it down and it’s just below the 1.025 range. I was doing heaps of reading and research! My goal is to get a bigger tank eventually but for now I’m still wrapping my head around the basics. The fish are also looking good, active, eating well, and curious of their tank and surroundings.

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

The clowns don't need a anemone or coral to host on, they can be very happy without it. But if you really have 2 clowns in a 5 gallon one week old tank, then you are going too fast in this hobby. Its just a matter of time before they get stressed from being in such small tank and possibly catch disease, they will not last long term in that tank. To me, thats the priority before corals.

I don't see your water parameters listed anywhere, but to master corals, you will need to master your water, you need to know the alk, calcium, magnesium, nitrate and phosphate. If you don't have these test kits, they should be prioritized over the corals.

Its also very difficult to keep corals in a 5 gallon tank, its difficult to keep parameters stable in a 5 gallon, and most would suggest to get a larger tank for corals.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

The clowns don't need a anemone or coral to host on, they can be very happy without it. But if you really have 2 clowns in a 5 gallon one week old tank, then you are going too fast in this hobby. Its just a matter of time before they get stressed from being in such small tank and possibly catch disease, they will not last long term in that tank. To me, thats the priority before corals.

I don't see your water parameters listed anywhere, but to master corals, you will need to master your water, you need to know the alk, calcium, magnesium, nitrate and phosphate. If you don't have these test kits, they should be prioritized over the corals.

Its also very difficult to keep corals in a 5 gallon tank, its difficult to keep parameters stable in a 5 gallon, and most would suggest to get a larger tank for corals.

I've had an anemone for two months, and my clowns still don't care about it....