I’m convinced coral placement is what decides the success of a coral. I haven’t found any difference between hardiness in acropora. Put a hardy acro in an undesirable location and it will wither away the exact same way a “non-hardy” acro would.
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Stags are my favorite as well. One of mine just randomly died when I woke up this morning. Not really sure why. Just goes to show hardiness can be subjective.Stags are one of my favorite type of coral.
I just picked up one if these today. Ora pink bird’s nest. Fingers crossed.Not sure if it's a true acro but it's gotta be a birdsnest. I started with a tiny frag 8 months ago and now I have colony about the size of a softball. I've also got some cheap ugly green ones that grow like crazy long forgot what they are called. Hulks I think.. I tried the cheap ones to see if I could grow them and they did. The first time I bought a nice one it died. So no more acros for me. I'll stick with meat corals.
This is perfect example for me that every tank is different. I have the COMPLETE opposite success. My Oregon tort has burnt tips and not grown at all in 2 months that I had it and green slimer survived though everything possible and growing like crazy So to say overall one easier than other depends on your tank.Oregon tort is bulletproof for me. It’s made it through crazy high tin and Dino events that killed or stalled almost every other acro.
On the other hand green Slimer and millies don’t do well in my tank so go figure.
I have the same coral and it is the biggest in my tank.One of my first acros was a tri color valida and it seems hardy. It has grown a lot since getting it and it doesn’t seem to be bothered by anything in my tank.
Beautiful piece for sure, but the question was easiest Acro. That is not an Acropora, it is an Anacropora.Toxic green SPS. Have fragged multiple times in 2 years.
pocillopora if it spawns
German Blue digi (not an acro) is so prolific in the St. Louis area stores refuse to take it now.
If you are in St. Louis and you want some let me know.
Birdsnest is not an Acropora.Not sure if it's a true acro but it's gotta be a birdsnest. I started with a tiny frag 8 months ago and now I have colony about the size of a softball. I've also got some cheap ugly green ones that grow like crazy long forgot what they are called. Hulks I think.. I tried the cheap ones to see if I could grow them and they did. The first time I bought a nice one it died. So no more acros for me. I'll stick with meat corals.
GARF Bonzai is the only Acropora out of these.purple pocillopora, birdsnest and garf bonsai
That was my first one too..and you are 100% correct..ugly. it's got a nice spot on my tanks back side.Not sure if it's a true acro but it's gotta be a birdsnest. I started with a tiny frag 8 months ago and now I have colony about the size of a softball. I've also got some cheap ugly green ones that grow like crazy long forgot what they are called. Hulks I think.. I tried the cheap ones to see if I could grow them and they did. The first time I bought a nice one it died. So no more acros for me. I'll stick with meat corals.