Coral with the BEST color and what's your favorite coral color?

[elorablue]

Blue next to yellow is the perfect combination for me.

 

[SamsReef]

This orange Mille with green polyps stands out in any light

 

[SamsReef]

And this rainbow Blasto if you are up close. Has myriads of colors

 

[shakacuz]

i hit other because i really can’t choose. so far in my tank i see a lot of green and some orange/red. looks great but i’d like more colors..

anything that pops under blues is a go-to for me!

 

[Freenow54]

Said purple actually more violet

 

[mattdg]

Purples and blues were so beautiful, years ago, before our tanks were mostly lit blue. I still enjoy those two colors, when the white channels are up 4 hours a day, if I am home. Now with the blue LED's, I really like orange, but my favorite is the combination of green and orange.

 

[Ro Bow]

There are many reasons to love coral! Reasons like...they are living animals, they grow in your house, they vary is size, shape growth pattern etc. But one of the things we love most about coral is the COLOR aspect! A few of you don't care that much about color but I would imagine that an overwhelming majority care an awful lot about the color of the coral they add to their reef tank! So let's chit chat about it today!

1. What coral do you think has the BEST overall color or color combo in the reef aquarium hobby? (use common names)

2. What is your favorite color when it comes to coral in your reef tank?

Purple Monster Mushroom image uploaded via @Sea_Monkey and photographed by Micheal Vargas!

Anything neon, rainbow, or glowing. Bioluminescence is fascinating.

 

[Pelagikos]

Said purple actually more violet

You have a white leather too?! I've been trying to identify what it is exactly, that I purchased. SOLD to me as a Neon green sinularia, mine is completely white, polyps and all.

 

[Pelagikos]

Also, I’m slowly enjoying the cyano under whites now!! I hated it under blue lights because it looked so unnatural and was a deep reddish colour, now it’s more brown and looks 10x nicer and more appealing!! I think the uglies are the nicest time in a tank’s life!!

I can certainly appreciate someone who understands the processes that must take place at one point or another

 

[unchaotic]

Blues because Oregon Tort is my favorite.

 

[afrokobe]

Anything neon, rainbow, or glowing. Bioluminescence is fascinating.

Do you know what is the coral in the first image?

 

[raklassen]

I went with orange. Love the way it ‘pops’ under my lights with their current settings

 

[SaltwaterandLime]

Neon yellow/green, that almost radioactive look...

 

[Lyss]

You have a white leather too?! I've been trying to identify what it is exactly, that I purchased. SOLD to me as a Neon green sinularia, mine is completely white, polyps and all.

I ordered a white-polyp toadstool from Biota that came entirely snow white but is starting to color up more now after having been in my tank for a few months -- I'm seeing greens/purples/blues starting to come out under the lights. How long has your leather been in your tank?

 

[Shooter6]

Other. Either a well done sps reef with the crazy colors , or if a single coral is the only choice I go back to the wwc jellybean chalice when it's happy the colors are intense and mixed well!

 

[don74136]

Blue as in my Papa Smurf Zoanthids

 

[thatmanMIKEson]

Mine is definitely oranges under actinic, I like stuff to glow so people ask if its real or not..

 

[Mr Cypher]

The more colors on one coral the better love em all but my acid trip colony holds a special place for me lol

 

[Reefjockey]

I went other because the more natural the coral’s colour then the more natural the tank!
Here’s my 100% white photos, now it’s at 70% white and 40% blues so photos can be blued out a bit but white still shines and shows their natural colours!!

The tans and browns to me are natural colours, some greens (If they aren’t TOO neon) can be natural too, as seen in my caulerpa macro. Here’s a top down of the R. Yuma in the 40% blues to 70% whites:

The Yuma is about 4” across, maybe 4.5”, for sure the biggest coral I’ve kept from a 0.5” frag (2.5 years ago), the other half to the colony is in the 4’ tank.
Trying to find the BEST coral for colours is hard, here’s my blue mushroom (I want some duller acros that are cheapish and stick to a nice tan or very pale yellow (Like the pavona’s you see).

I have some to give you...reply back to my pages if you are interested.

 

[McPuff]

BLUE!!!