Easy Corals

Discussion in 'Coral' started by TheSurgeonSween, Dec 20, 2010.

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  1. TheSurgeonSween

    TheSurgeonSween Fire Shrimp

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    I am looking for some beautiful corals for my tank. Only problem is is that I don't have a skimmer yet. Does anyone know of any easy beautiful corals?:-/
     
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  2. sostoudt

    sostoudt Giant Squid

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    zoas, will look better with cleaner water tho.
     
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  3. steve wright

    steve wright Super Moderator

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    beauty is in the eye of the beholder Surgeon Sween

    but Zoanthids
    Yuma and Ricordia shrooms
    Yellow polyps
    Clove polyps
    Xenia
    Green Star polyps
    Toadstool leathers
    Finger leathers
    Brain corals
    bubble coral
    torch corals

    are all beautiful IMO
    and all suitable for beginners with reef tanks - providing adequate water quality and adequate lighting is provided

    Steve
     
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  4. TheSurgeonSween

    TheSurgeonSween Fire Shrimp

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    Whats IMO?
     
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  5. Penry

    Penry Plankton

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    IMO= In my opinion
     
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  6. Brennan

    Brennan Gigas Clam

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    in my opinion
     
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  7. TheSurgeonSween

    TheSurgeonSween Fire Shrimp

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    Thank you
     
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  8. EasyMac

    EasyMac Fire Worm

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    Nice list! Thank you Steve. I will personally take this in consideration since I am very new to corals, and I am looking for easy to keep corals to first learn from.
     
    EasyMac, Dec 21, 2010
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  9. TheSaltwaterGuy

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    i wouldnt exactly recommend yellow polyps for a beginner... well not always at least. Something strange happens to them sometimes in which they just start closing one by one by one until they're all closed and they never really open up again IME (in my experience)
     
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  10. swinkreptiles

    swinkreptiles Melanarus Wrasse

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    Yeah I have had the same problem. I had a colon of over 100 with new buds popping out all the time. Then in about a weeks time they all closed up died and now I only have two. This has happened to some freinds of mine too. Kinda wierd. lol

    As for the coral, the list made is a great selection! Pagoda cups are a good choice aswell.
     
    swinkreptiles, Dec 21, 2010
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