Favorite LPS Corals for Beginners?

[revhtree]

New LPS lovers are being born into the reefing community every day! Let's help them with some good beginner LPS coral suggestions!

What are some of your favorites that are easy to care for and still look great?

Duncan coral image via @Radicalrob1982

 

[DDenny]

I usually have an easy time with hammers, Duncan’s and torches.

 

[smitten with ocean life]

a leather was a good one for me

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

Definitely Duncans! Hammers are great too!

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

a leather was a good one for me

Leathers are a great begginer coral! Those are a softie, though.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

Favia have always been easy lps for me

 

[luis angel]

Acan lord is a good choice!

 

[19Mateo83]

Trumpets and platygyra are an excellent beginner LPS

 

[JoJosReef]

Duncans never worked for me! But a button scoly was one of my first corals that I still have!

 

[smitten with ocean life]

oops! youre right. my bad

 

[WalkerLovesTheOcean]

oops! youre right. my bad

No worries! They are a great begginer coral though!

 

[steveschuerger]

Duncan,Leather, Micromussa lords, and an easy sps , Digitata

 

[NeedAReef]

Favia have always been easy lps for me

really? not sure fornme but never had luck with them sadly. Duncans all day and aussie acans.... the aussie is there for a reason as other acans not so much

 

[zen]

Blastomussa and frogspawn are easy beginner lps.

 

[kingranch2003]

Trumpets and platygyra are an excellent beginner LPS

I picked up my first coral ever today! The good ole trumpet. I hope it looks as good as your one day.

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

Unpopular opinion to follow:

(some)SPS, waaayyyyyyy easier than LPS. But, Favites if I have to.

 

[DDenny]

Favia have always been easy lps for me

That’s funny for me I always have issues with favia not sure why.

 

[tbrown]

Favias

 

[Fungusamongus]

I have had good luck with my hammer and Torch. Both now have 5 heads from 2 since December.

 

[Cichlid Dad]

really? not sure fornme but never had luck with them sadly. Duncans all day and aussie acans.... the aussie is there for a reason as other acans not so much

I find with almost all coral, some strains are way easier than others. There's acro that have been around forever and easily grow, then you add some fancy acro and fall on your face. Some people have no trouble with frogs and hammers but can't keep a torch to save their lives. I have seen great reefers talking about all of their fancy beautiful sps but have not been able to keep zoa alive.