Hardiest Coral

iamkellogg · 03-10-2007, 05:14 AM

What is the best coral to start out with? My tank has been set up for six weeks and is still empty has a few crabs and snails and I would like to put a few corals in it before I add my fish. What would you suggest? I love The carpet zoanthids are they easy to keep?

Kelly

meandean45 · 03-10-2007, 06:08 AM

Hi!
I'd say that Zoanthids are a good first coral from a care standpoint. However, I should mention that they contain what is probably the strongest naturally occuring NEUROTOXIN known to man. These should be handled with great care. Other good choices (if there's room in your' tank) would be xenia, or Colt corals. They both require little care, and grow quite quickly. The Xenia corals will multiply on their own, and the Colt will require only a sharp pair of scissors and some super-glue. Hope that this helps.
Regards'
Dean

lcstorc · 03-10-2007, 08:30 AM

Those are good suggestions. I woild add mushrooms to the list as well. They tend to do well under most circumstances and are super pretty.

Raf · 03-10-2007, 07:21 PM

I also say mushrooms. Anthelia is also fairly easy...Zenia IMO, needs good light to pulse, if not, it tends to get long and skinny, eventually dies.

Witfull · 03-10-2007, 07:26 PM

shrooms~

Travis · 03-10-2007, 07:34 PM

Shrooms are the easiest, but not necessarily the best to start off with unless you want a tank full of them.

Same goes for xenia and anthelia and green star polyps.

"best" is a completely different question than "hardiest." In terms of "best" I'd have to go with toadstool leather, zoanthid, colt coral. They're extremely hardy but less invasive.

bigfish · 03-10-2007, 07:55 PM

I Started Off With Mushrooms And Theathers And They Are All Still Doing Great. Mushrooms Do Multiply! Dont Need As Much Light Either

iamkellogg · 03-11-2007, 06:10 AM

Thank you all for your suggestions. I would be lost without this place.

Kelly

flricordia · 04-20-2007, 11:42 PM

Frogspawn is a hardy and attractive LPS. Requires good lighting though.

iamkellogg · 04-26-2007, 11:16 PM

I ended up getting Zoo's and mushrooms first. They were fine so I got some star polyps. Now I have a small frag of frogspawn and hammer coral that look great and I just love. Sometimes looking at my reef tank makes me think I wasted years of my life with freshwater.

Kelly

murkywaters · 04-26-2007, 11:37 PM

I vote for zoos, mushrooms and leathers as the easiest to keep. They survived our tank crash when other corals died and they are beautiful with a huge variety.

Nanoreefbro · 04-27-2007, 01:30 AM

Yeah I would say go for shrooms and zoos.. You can't go wrong there..

jubbers · 09-20-2007, 05:31 PM

polyps, make sure your tank is cycled and you have plenty of LR.

ScubaRW4 · 09-26-2007, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by lcstorc

Those are good suggestions. I woild add mushrooms to the list as well. They tend to do well under most circumstances and are super pretty.

I have several strains of mushroom corals in my reef tank. I am amazed at how fast they reproduce and spread. In two month's time, I easily have 2-3 times as many as I started out with. They have required absolutely no special care.

flricordia · 09-26-2007, 11:17 PM

Zoas and mushrooms. Especially the mushrooms.

03-10-2007, 05:14 AM	#1 (permalink)
iamkellogg Star Polyps Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Owensville, IN Posts: 174 View Gallery Karma Komment	Hardiest Coral What is the best coral to start out with? My tank has been set up for six weeks and is still empty has a few crabs and snails and I would like to put a few corals in it before I add my fish. What would you suggest? I love The carpet zoanthids are they easy to keep? Kelly

03-10-2007, 06:08 AM	#2 (permalink)
meandean45 Ricordea Join Date: May 2004 Location: Bradford, Vt., USA Posts: 177 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hardiest Coral Hi! I'd say that Zoanthids are a good first coral from a care standpoint. However, I should mention that they contain what is probably the strongest naturally occuring NEUROTOXIN known to man. These should be handled with great care. Other good choices (if there's room in your' tank) would be xenia, or Colt corals. They both require little care, and grow quite quickly. The Xenia corals will multiply on their own, and the Colt will require only a sharp pair of scissors and some super-glue. Hope that this helps. Regards' Dean __________________ Meandean45 -RELATIVITY: "Sit on a red hot stove for a minute, and it seems like an hour. Sit next to a pretty Girl for an hour, and it seems like a minute. That's Relativity". A.Einstein : "A man's got to know his limitations."- Clint Eastwood in "Magnum Force"

03-10-2007, 08:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
lcstorc Sunshine Reefer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Cocoa Fl Posts: 16,454 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hardiest Coral Those are good suggestions. I woild add mushrooms to the list as well. They tend to do well under most circumstances and are super pretty. __________________ Peace LYNN You can't change the past but you can change how you view it. A reef tank is like a racecar. The faster you go the harder you crash. Lynn and Franks saltwater adventure Lynn's 20g clown tank Lynn's 90g Jawfish enjoyment ASM answer girl. Every 60 seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.

03-10-2007, 07:21 PM	#4 (permalink)
Raf Scopas Tang Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: N. Vancouver, BC Canada Posts: 431 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hardiest Coral I also say mushrooms. Anthelia is also fairly easy...Zenia IMO, needs good light to pulse, if not, it tends to get long and skinny, eventually dies. __________________ Our Photos: Nikon D70 w Nikkor 60mm 2.8d micro http://www.aquaticescapes.ca Check out our Malawi site: http://www.malawimayhem.com Cheers Raf & Diana

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Travis Smilie Bartender Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 6,330 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hardiest Coral Shrooms are the easiest, but not necessarily the best to start off with unless you want a tank full of them. Same goes for xenia and anthelia and green star polyps. "best" is a completely different question than "hardiest." In terms of "best" I'd have to go with toadstool leather, zoanthid, colt coral. They're extremely hardy but less invasive. __________________ Help build the Encyclopedia of ReefKeeping Find over 1400 Reef Aquarium Articles at The Reef Aquarium Index

03-10-2007, 07:55 PM	#7 (permalink)
bigfish Midas Blenny Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 103 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hardiest Coral I Started Off With Mushrooms And Theathers And They Are All Still Doing Great. Mushrooms Do Multiply! Dont Need As Much Light Either

03-11-2007, 06:10 AM	#8 (permalink)
iamkellogg Star Polyps Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Owensville, IN Posts: 174 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hardiest Coral Thank you all for your suggestions. I would be lost without this place. Kelly

04-20-2007, 11:42 PM	#9 (permalink)
flricordia Just Mike for short Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pensacola FL Posts: 595 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hardiest Coral Frogspawn is a hardy and attractive LPS. Requires good lighting though.

04-26-2007, 11:16 PM	#10 (permalink)
iamkellogg Star Polyps Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Owensville, IN Posts: 174 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hardiest Coral I ended up getting Zoo's and mushrooms first. They were fine so I got some star polyps. Now I have a small frag of frogspawn and hammer coral that look great and I just love. Sometimes looking at my reef tank makes me think I wasted years of my life with freshwater. Kelly __________________ 44 gallon Hex tank. 4 inch sand bed, 50 pounds live rock, orbit 24 hour light system, Seaclone Protein Skimmer. HOB Magnum Filter, 2 False Perculas. I also have a 29 gallon FO tank with an O clown. A 15 Gallon shrimp tank. A 29 gallon FW Angel tank. A 75 Gallon Oscar tank and a 10 gallon frog tank.

04-26-2007, 11:37 PM	#11 (permalink)
murkywaters Elegance coral Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,238 View Gallery Karma Komment Add yours!	Re: Hardiest Coral I vote for zoos, mushrooms and leathers as the easiest to keep. They survived our tank crash when other corals died and they are beautiful with a huge variety. __________________ GO SPURS GO Spurs are the champions whoot (I was offered deluxed accomodations in the doghouse for not updating this sooner) The videos below are of Mrs. Teresa Sasquatch, http://www.reefspace.net/video/video...859:Video:9950 http://www.reefspace.net/video/video...59:Video:10166

04-27-2007, 01:30 AM	#12 (permalink)
Nanoreefbro Midas Blenny Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: San Diego, Ca Posts: 116 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hardiest Coral Yeah I would say go for shrooms and zoos.. You can't go wrong there.. __________________ "It wouldn't be a hobby if it was easy"...

09-20-2007, 05:31 PM	#13 (permalink)
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09-26-2007, 11:17 PM	#15 (permalink)
flricordia Just Mike for short Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Pensacola FL Posts: 595 View Gallery Karma Komment	Re: Hardiest Coral Zoas and mushrooms. Especially the mushrooms. __________________ 75 gl corallimorpharian/zoanthid tank http://gallery.pethobbyist.com/data/8473121807-med.jpg

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