which coral from this site is best for beginners?

[charred salad]

Hello: I have been keeping a marine tank for about a year now. It has been a FOWLR but I have decided to change it to a reef. I am ordering lights and plan to take things slow. I plan to get 1 coral at a time and I have some questions:
-How do you feed coral?
-What do you feed coral?
thanks
-matt

 

[beenbag497]

mushrooms seem by far to be the easiest corals(you dont even have to feed them)

 

[charred salad]

WhOa!
r u cereal?

 

[charred salad]

then what do u eat?

 

[charred salad]

i mean how do they live

 

[beenbag497]

r u crazy!!!!

 

[itom37]

I have no idea what's happening on this thread.
Most corals are photosynthetic. They use energy from light to make food. Mushrooms do this, and they can do it with relatively little light compared to higher demand types like SPS corals.

 

[beenbag497]

Originally Posted by itom37
I have no idea what's happening on this thread.
me either........
Most corals are photosynthetic. They use energy from light to make food. Mushrooms do this, and they can do it with relatively little light compared to higher demand types like SPS corals.
good explenation

 

[charred salad]

thanks itom...how can i tell the difference between sps corals and other corals?

 

[kidreef]

only 2 kinds of sps's really montis and acros also sps's are hard and have tiny polyps and r hard i personaly think zoas are better more color and as easy to get a shrooms but JMO

 

[charred salad]

thanks to EVERYONE who has replied...now: if i order a coral from here, will it come with a live rock attached to it or will i have to attach it somehow?
again thanks for everyone's helpful responses!! =]

 

[kidreef]

on a rock i believe

 

[charred salad]

alright

 

[charred salad]

when will they get more ricordea? does anyone know?