Good corals to try

[jtf74]

I have been in the hobby for 25 years off and on but mostly a fish person with nems and soft corals like Xenia zoas etc. Just got new lights sufficient for hard corals and wondering which ones are easiest to begin with ?

 

[Nate Chalk]

Montipora, piccolopora, cyphastrea

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I'll second montis as well!

 

[nereefpat]

My opinion is that branching LPS are the easiest for a new coral keeper. Duncans, branching hammer, frogspawn, candycanes.

 

[Magic031707]

I started out with acans and blastos

 

[X-37B]

Green slimer
Pavona/ potato chip
Purple stylo
All are easy and fast growing.

I alway have a green slimer. I use it to gauge how the tank is doing.
If its growing in my system then I know I can add other sps corals with no worry.

 

[randomfishdude]

euphillia are also super cool.
one of my personal first few corals after i started my own tank (away from my moms) was a brown ish hammer.
i love torches with all my heart and have had amazing success with them.