Easy corals

[haze]

I am thinking of getting some corals, and want to start with some of the most hardy types. From the reading i have been doing I am thinking of some mushrooms and sarcophyton species. I have a few condylactus anemones right now that seem to be doing well and have come to find out these guys are actually more difficult to keep happy than some of the soft corals. Any thoughts or recommendations?

 

[tigerlover]

some of the ricordia mushrooms might be nice, what type of lighting do u have
BTW I would ditch the condys since they can kill other anemones, corals, and fish

 

[flamingkingofhe]

imo i would start with shrooms and polyps i also would ditch the condy they can sting corals if i am not mistaken and they move around quite frequently it is not common for an anemone to sit on top of a coral so i would do one or the other

 

[ty_05_f]

Mushrooms, GSP, and Yellow Polyps are all hardy and they are the ony things i have experience with.

 

[jarvis]

Start with mushroom, star polps, or zoo's. what kinda lighting do you have? I would get rid of the condys mabee keep one if you got a decent size tank. From my little experience with my condy I put him in "prime realestate" high up in the tank and a nice crevice for him to feel secure in. He hasn't been on the run. He has recently been a host to my marron clown this week. If he decides to go on the run he back to the pet store like I told when I got him.

 

[fishkiller]

Yeah ditch the amenemename! lol!!! Unless you can pull it off like Jarvis there. If not- one or the other.

 

[haze]

What does GSP stand for, and when you sayu polyps, what kind of polyps? Sorry tom be obtuse but I am new to this...

 

[wrassecal]

Originally posted by Haze
What does GSP stand for, and when you sayu polyps, what kind of polyps? Sorry tom be obtuse but I am new to this...
gsp - green star polyps
button polyps would be a good beginner
Yello star polyps
mushrooms
Colt corals are one of the easier ones also. HTH