What was your first coral?

[Apollo7235]

Thanks. Both pics are both halfs of the colony of that tiny frag.

That is amazing!! What a beautiful tank you have!

What is that there below the arch?

 

[LegendaryCG]

At least it turned out well for you! Now you've got some good experience under your belt, plus a success story

Yes now I have a tank full of them.

 

[davidcalgary29]

I'm sorry, but this actually just made me laugh. Very good to know! Crossing another one off of the 'potential stock' list.... Hahaha

Seriously, they're fine if you treat them like that weed tree you put in your front yard to hide the spot where you put your garbage cans and/or the yellow spots in the lawn where your pets pee ALL THE TIME. It works brilliantly until the roots start to break into the foundation of your house.

High flow + high nutrients + Kenya Tree in a nano tank = Audrey II/the Alien/The Thing

 

[Apollo7235]

My first coral was a hammer. Not the easiest of LPS to keep but easy enough. It didn't die despite my learning curves lol.


If you get anything that grows like "weeds" to see how your "blue thumb" is, just isolate it on it's own rock.

Zoa's are a REALLY great first coral, just get one that's super colorful and you'll never regret it. If you're worried about spreading isolate it.

Elegance Corals are also easy and cool, you can keep them straight in the sandbed.

Otherwise, Blasto's are relatively easy as well and hardy, and don't grow like weeds at all.

Thank you very much for the suggestions!

I love hammers, I just haven't found 'the one,' I suppose. The Elegance and blastos are beautiful! Looks like the blastos come in some pretty neat colors as well...Hmmmmm

 

[redeyejedi]

That is amazing!! What a beautiful tank you have!

What is that there below the arch?

That is a elegance coral.

 

[Totlxtc]

Yellow Polyps

 

[Apollo7235]

That is a elegance coral.

Ohhhhh myyyyyyyyy.... What a beauty!

 

[redeyejedi]

Ohhhhh myyyyyyyyy.... What a beauty!

She is a absolute beaut. Huge as well so needs plenty of room.

 

[Apollo7235]

Yellow Polyps

Very nice!

 

[Apollo7235]

She is a absolute beaut. Huge as well so needs plenty of room.

Do they typically grow to that size very quickly? I'm not sure that I have the room for something of that size, honestly.

 

[Rubberfrog]

It's been about 30 years. I think it was some kind of soft coral. I remember it being and brown and ugly.

 

[phazedreef]

First coral was a green polyp mushroom. Softies can be underrated sometimes!

 

[redeyejedi]

Do they typically grow to that size very quickly? I'm not sure that I have the room for something of that size, honestly.

Prob took 2 weeks to open fully.

 

[Apollo7235]

Prob took 2 weeks to open fully.

Well darn, sounds like that’s something I’ll have to wait for in a future tank.

Thank you for sharing! Enjoy her for me!

 

[redeyejedi]

Well darn, sounds like that’s something I’ll have to wait for in a future tank.

Thank you for sharing! Enjoy her for me!

Your welcome and i certainly will do.

 

[Hemmdog]

Favites pentagona(war coral), Rasta Zoas, gsp. Had them all for years.

 

[Ayce]

I have only one coral, a green star polyp frag, in my 20 gal tank. It has been there for 3 months. The polyps are open every day but it does not grow larger. There are also four fish and a CUC all doing well. Tank is 6 months old. Parameters test out OK. I hesitate to add more coral without seeing some growth from the GSP. I guess I do not consider the GSP a success since it does not grow.

 

[Nhjmc]

a red acro, yes I’m weird. No it didn’t die.
I don’t have that tank anymore but here’s a photo of the one I started in Jan- 3 months ago. I make it a point to challenge what people say.

love love love clove polyps

 

[Nhjmc]

1st coral was one my sister gave me out of her 90....Kenya or Nepthea tree I'm still not sure to this day and yes it's spread many little babies and the mother coral (I call it) is HUGE.

 

[dbowman5]

this was my first, a colt cutting from a friend