Beginner corals - loved today, hated tomorrow?

[Apotack]

Red mushrooms

 

[happyhourhero]

The worst coral out there is red mushrooms imo. I so wish they weren’t in my tank.

 

[Apotack]

The worst coral out there is red mushrooms imo. I so wish they weren’t in my tank.

Me too, anyone have any tips on killing them? I can’t remove the rocks they are on and kalk paste only does so much.

 

[Daniel@R2R Verified Admin]

Is it sad that I’m watching this thread now to see which “hated” corals I might want to add? Lol

Challenge accepted!! ;Hilarious ;Hilarious ;Hilarious

 

[Indytraveler83]

Challenge accepted!! ;Hilarious ;Hilarious ;Hilarious

Sweet! Watching even closer now!

 

[Richyreefer]

Nobody has mentioned Jingle Bells cyphastrea

 

[Fallling]

I'm actually a bit bummed my 6 year old GSP colony randomly crashed 6 weeks ago (fully stocked tank and all other coral is totally fine). It was *mostly* contained to one rock and really provided that nice pop of color.

Flip side is the bits that had gotten free from the main rock were starting to become problematic and required occasional scrapping to keep in check- I'm happy those bits are gone now.

Weird seeing GSP crash like that.

Or maybe it was actually the victim from a 2 year old pair of ORA bristletail file fish who just went back to the LFS last week after I caught hem eating zoas, rock flower tentacles, leather polyps... this literally just occurred to me.

 

[Gonzo74]

Me too, anyone have any tips on killing them? I can’t remove the rocks they are on and kalk paste only does so much.

Squirt it with boiling hot water.

 

[Panky]

I don’t know, but whoever thought Xenia is a coral is not telling the truth

 

[Deaf clown]

Plating montipora, any solid color acros, pocilopora, birdsnest, any soft corals, Hollywood stunner

 

[Brian Saxby]

I’m with green palys. How do you kill this stuff? Xenia was on a piece of live rock I seeded my tank with years ago. My PBT hates Xenia too so he trims it back for me. I love that silly tang gang

 

[lolmatt]

I don't think blue sympodium is a beginner pest coral. I've got some in a soft coral tank and it's a nice change of color from the rest of the tank.

Xenia, particularly the variety that breaks off pieces that float and land next to your favorite sps, gsp if it's not on an island, and boring zoas/plays all get my vote. Pocillopora and kenya tree can be that way too since they pop up in random places.

 

[ReeferMaddness843]

Anthelia. AKA waving hand. That stuff lived in my sump over 8 months with no light. Haha
Blue clove polyps can get out of hand as well.
Green Palythoas

 

[Mykawl]

Wow this is a big rip i was really hyped to get purple pulsing Xenia now I’m not so sure lol

 

[RtomKinMad]

Me too, anyone have any tips on killing them? I can’t remove the rocks they are on and kalk paste only does so much.

Will you post a picture. I don’t have any and can only seem to grow mushrooms! Thank you!

 

[James w Lewis]

I hate zoes, palys, Xenia, green star polypsamd anything that spreads like wildfire and you can’t remove easily from the rock. I would never put them in my tank again.

 

[Cassian]

Plating montipora, any solid color acros, pocilopora, birdsnest, any soft corals, Hollywood stunner

Dude, if you "hate those", give em all to me!!! XD I love almost all of the ones you listed :eek:

 

[jgaepi]

I hate zoes, palys, Xenia, green star polypsamd anything that spreads like wildfire and you can’t remove easily from the rock. I would never put them in my tank again.

The tanks full of beautiful zoas is what got me first interested in saltwater tanks.

 

[kasso187]

GSP and Xenia

 

[vetteguy53081]

Green Paly and kenyii tree