Good non stinging corals???

[Matthewr93]

Sry I know I'm new here very much a noob i want to start a tank based on seahorses and pipefish. I know they they can't be with stinging corals so I could use some help with selecting the right ones for them to liv with. Thanks!!!

 

[Matthewr93]

Oh in case u guys are wondering it's a 40g.

 

[Matthewr93]

Oh and if u guys are wondering, it's a 40g.

 

[Matthewr93]

Sry about answering twice my stupid phone

 

[mcarroll]

The website generally works fine on my phone.....better than the app in many cases. $0.02

AFAIK, all corals without legs are stinging corals. (They're sessile, so self-defense=survival. Also handy for hunting in many species.) Even more-mobile polyps like anemones and the like sting....much worse than stony corals, in many cases.

Beyond those factoids I'd defer to anyone keeping seahorses...

 

[Quah]

If you are completely new I would not jump into seahorses and their ilk. If you want corals that are compatible with seahorses look at leather corals, zoanthids, xenia, GSP etc - these are also some of the hardier corals

 

[mcarroll]

You might check out the "Coral" section on this link:
http://www.seahorse.org/library/articles/tankmates/tankmates.shtml

I'm not sure how an SPS sting is considered worse for seahorses than a Paly sting, but I'll say I was surprised by many of the "threat levels" assigned there. Definitely worth a look. I think it's a community-compiled database of contributors experiences, so use it with that in mind.