Beginners Soft Corals

CoMMaNdeR · 01/28/2006, 02:40 PM

Please name the easiest to care soft corals ?

Erik765 · 01/28/2006, 02:50 PM

Can't go wrong with mushrooms and polyps. They come in many colors and sizes. Good starter. Maybe some xenia a little later.

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The Reefer91 · 01/28/2006, 03:06 PM

some leather corals such as toadstool and colt corals are good

lessans · 01/28/2006, 03:18 PM

Colt corals aren't considered leathers. I'm a beginner and my first coral was a colt coral. Very pretty and easy to care for. Mine grows under PC lighting. It can grow fast, but not with the speed that Green Star Polyps grow. Those things can over run your tank in a matter of months depending on the size of your tank. Mushrooms like Eric765 mentioned, are very easy to care for. They don't need to be fed b/c they're photosynthetic, but you can feed them. Green Star Polyps are very easy to care for and are very pretty. They spread VERY FAST. Zoanthids are also easy to care for. Xenia and leathers are also easy.

onefin · 01/28/2006, 03:52 PM

Kennya Tree coral is easy, (Capenella)

StinkinTuna · 01/28/2006, 04:06 PM

mushrooms, leathers, xenia (if can get them 'started')...all good starters

donfishy76 · 01/28/2006, 05:05 PM

kenya tree coral, green star polyps, mushrooms, zoanthids polyps, etc

CoMMaNdeR · 01/29/2006, 01:04 AM

Thanks for the info.

01/28/2006, 02:40 PM	#1
CoMMaNdeR Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Europe Posts: 703	Beginners Soft Corals Please name the easiest to care soft corals ?

01/28/2006, 02:50 PM	#2
Erik765 Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Spokavegas Posts: 339	Can't go wrong with mushrooms and polyps. They come in many colors and sizes. Good starter. Maybe some xenia a little later. E __________________ ...Just MO, which IMO is a good one! Current Tank Info: 55g w/ 20g sump. for SPS, clams, etc.

01/28/2006, 03:06 PM	#3
The Reefer91 Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 1,250	some leather corals such as toadstool and colt corals are good __________________ Dan "Every day we fade little by little, 'till there's nothing left of us but the lies we've sown." Current Tank Info: 20g L display: 2x65watt Coralife light, Octopus 150 needle wheel protein skimmer, 1 Koralia 2 and 2 powersweeps, and a DIY sump/fuge.....120G in the works!!!

01/28/2006, 03:18 PM	#4
lessans Registered Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Decatur, GA Posts: 913	Colt corals aren't considered leathers. I'm a beginner and my first coral was a colt coral. Very pretty and easy to care for. Mine grows under PC lighting. It can grow fast, but not with the speed that Green Star Polyps grow. Those things can over run your tank in a matter of months depending on the size of your tank. Mushrooms like Eric765 mentioned, are very easy to care for. They don't need to be fed b/c they're photosynthetic, but you can feed them. Green Star Polyps are very easy to care for and are very pretty. They spread VERY FAST. Zoanthids are also easy to care for. Xenia and leathers are also easy. __________________ "Oh, Mother, I come baring a gift. I'll give you a hint. It's in my diaper and it's not a toaster" -Stewie Griffin Current Tank Info: current tank: 20 gal reef; former tanks: 65 gal reef, 10 gal freshwater

01/28/2006, 03:52 PM	#5
onefin Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Hurricane Alley Posts: 1,621	Kennya Tree coral is easy, (Capenella) __________________ "Click my little red house to visit my Lagoon" Current Tank Info: 125 gallon /40gallon Ecosystem Last edited by onefin; 01/28/2006 at 04:08 PM.

01/28/2006, 04:06 PM	#6
StinkinTuna Registered Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: LA, CA Posts: 616	mushrooms, leathers, xenia (if can get them 'started')...all good starters

01/28/2006, 05:05 PM	#7
donfishy76 Moved On Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 667	kenya tree coral, green star polyps, mushrooms, zoanthids polyps, etc

01/29/2006, 01:04 AM	#8
CoMMaNdeR Registered Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Europe Posts: 703	Thanks for the info.