I want to get into Acro, but nothing I see online blows me away. Any recommendations for acros with good fuzz and or lots of color?

dtruitt · Mar 14, 2020

Hemmdog said:
Asd rainbow mille

sapphire mille

These made the shortlist.

jsvand5 · Mar 14, 2020

Whatever you order, be prepared to be disappointed when they arrive. Pretty much all pictures online are very generous as far as color goes. Still plenty of nice acros out there but try to see as many as possible in person before spending a lot of money.

dtruitt · Mar 14, 2020

jsvand5 said:
Whatever you order, be prepared to be disappointed when they arrive. Pretty much all pictures online are very generous as far as color goes. Still plenty of nice acros out there but try to see as many as possible in person before spending a lot of money.

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PatW · Mar 14, 2020

I go for acropora as much for their structure as their color. But to each, their own. I look at corals and some strike my eye and others are meh. I cannot really describe what I will like. So look at stuff and see what meets the eyeball and pocketbook test. There are quite a few established strains of corals out there. I would look at what some of the major aquaculture operations are selling. Battlecorals has great stuff and a big selection. I recently got a Battlebox. I ordered 10 corals and Adam sent me 12. All are thriving and there were some really chunky frags and had I ordered them a la carts, they would have cost twice as much. You can order a box and a description of what you like and Adam will try to fit the bill. Other well regarded operations are Jason Fox, World Wide Corals, Top Shelf Aquatics, Vivid Aquariums To name a few.