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Common names: pipe organ coral, organpipe coral Difficulty Level: Pipe organs are extremely tolerant and a great choice for beginners. Feeding:...
Common names: Ricordia, mushrooms, button polyps, hairy mushrooms, ricordia Difficulty Level: Mushrooms and ridordia are some of the best beginner...
Common names: leather coral, colt coral, toadstool/mushroom coral, tree coral, etc. Difficulty Level: Leather corals are some of the best beginner...
Common names: pulse coral, anthelia, pom pom coral Difficulty Level: Anthelia are some of the best beginner corals available. They are usually very...
Common names: cauliflower coral, birdsnest Difficulty Level: Stylophora is one of the most forgiving SPS corals. Feeding: Stylophora has extremely...
Common names: Thorn coral Difficulty level: Stylocoeniella is a very sensitive SPS coral with stable alkalinity, calcium, nutrient levels and full...
Common names:cauliflower coral Difficulty Level:Pocillopora is one of the most forgiving SPS corals. Feeding: Pocillopora has extremely small...
Common names: cactus coral, lettuce coral, potato chip coral Difficulty Level: Pavona is one of the most forgiving SPS corals. Feeding: Pavona has...
Difficulty Level: These are not beginner corals, but they are much more tolerant than most SPS. Feeding: Montipora has extremely small polyps and...
I remember a day when torch used to seem as common and easy to care for as its euphyllia relatives frogspawn and hammer, but that has all changed in...
Difficulty Level: Leptoseris is extremely sensitive to light levels as well as alkalinity. Feeding: Leptoseris is mostly photosynthetic though may...
Common Names: Knob coral, velvet horn, branch coral Difficulty Level: Hydnophora is one of the easier SPS corals with minimal chemical needs other...
Common names: bird’s nest coral Difficulty Level:Birdsnest is one of the most forgiving SPS corals. While they still require higher lighting, flow...
Common names: pagoda cup coral, turban coral, vase coral Difficulty Level: Turbinaria are generally very tolerant to most conditions. Feeding:...
Trachyphyllia Common names: lobed braincoral, open brain coral Difficulty Level: Trachyphyllia brains are generally very tolerant of most...
Common names: Torch coral, trumpet coral, pom-pom coral Difficulty Level: Torch coral is generally tolerant, but must have stable alkalinity to...
Common names: Scolymia, Scoly, Donut Coral Natural origin: Indo-Pacific Sensitivity (Level 2): Scolymias are generally very tolerant of most...
Common names: disc coral, plate coral, fungia, mushroom coral Difficulty Level: Sensitivity will vary between fungia species, but most are fairly...
Difficulty Level: Not beginner corals, but they are still pretty tolerant. Pectinia corals have extreme frail skeletons and should be handled with...
Common names: moon coral, acan Difficulty Level: Most micros are fairly easy to keep. Feeding: Micromussa are extremely aggressive eaters with very...
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