apex003
Aquaculturist in training
In general, can you guys give me a list of different SPS genus and/or species ranked from easiest to most difficult? I'm just starting to get some and want to start with the least difficult types.
Ranking SPS difficulty
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given decent flow and lighting, monti digi's and plates, birdsnests (seriatapora) stylophora, pavona, any ora acropora frags.
i would just start out with frags from ora or local reefers.
i would just start out with frags from ora or local reefers.
Montiporas are great for beginners. My first sps was an unknown monti from my LFS. It was brown when I first got it now it has great colors.
I would say any of the ORA corals would be great sps to start with. They come already encrusted and are usually very colorful.
I would say any of the ORA corals would be great sps to start with. They come already encrusted and are usually very colorful.
chadfarmer
profilux in the house
i thank the millis are the easiest
i know people that cant keep montis no matter what they do
(and there whole tank is sps)
i know people that cant keep montis no matter what they do
(and there whole tank is sps)
Chelsey
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Easy for me to keep: monti digis, encrusting, and plating, millis
I acquired these later and have managed to keep them alive: crayola table, german blue polyped green acro (ORA), Oregon tort, some sort of other tabling acro
What I have thought to be hard (from reading around or in my experience): anything deepwater, acros in general (the wild ones or ones that just generally look like they'd be hard), I cannot keep a birdsnest if my life depended on it
Generally picky corals either from my experience or locals: purple monster, sunset monti (some pieces can be a PITA while others are ok, all are the real deal), one particular piece of rainbow monti (could be from a bicolor blenny though, not positive), superman digitata are not necessarily a pain to keep, but they change colors depending on if they're happy or not
Things that were hard for me might not be hard for other people because unlike a lot of SPS keepers I do not have a calcium reactor, nor do I have an sps only tank (lots of zoas and other corals in with them). In addition a water change is a rare thing for me (I'm about to get flamed for this one...) but for the most part I'm doing pretty good with keeping colored sticks alive.
I acquired these later and have managed to keep them alive: crayola table, german blue polyped green acro (ORA), Oregon tort, some sort of other tabling acro
What I have thought to be hard (from reading around or in my experience): anything deepwater, acros in general (the wild ones or ones that just generally look like they'd be hard), I cannot keep a birdsnest if my life depended on it
Generally picky corals either from my experience or locals: purple monster, sunset monti (some pieces can be a PITA while others are ok, all are the real deal), one particular piece of rainbow monti (could be from a bicolor blenny though, not positive), superman digitata are not necessarily a pain to keep, but they change colors depending on if they're happy or not
Things that were hard for me might not be hard for other people because unlike a lot of SPS keepers I do not have a calcium reactor, nor do I have an sps only tank (lots of zoas and other corals in with them). In addition a water change is a rare thing for me (I'm about to get flamed for this one...) but for the most part I'm doing pretty good with keeping colored sticks alive.
