"Non stinging corals"?

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I am going to be setting up a 10 gallon saltwater tank for some Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis I am receiving Tuesday. (They will initially go into a cycled 5 gallon brackish tank, as this species is euryhaline and can withstand a range of salinities). This species is quite small (about an inch long) and does not occur in coral reefs in nature, so it does not do so well with stinging corals...have any suggestions for corals that will not sting or try to eat the Pseudomugils? I am assuming this is going to look a lot like the list of seahorse safe corals...thanks :)

EDIT; Also, aside from corals, what other tank mates would work with such a small fish?
 
Seahorse safe is a good place to start. I would assume most SPS should be safe as well. Smaller polyp zoanthids shouldn't be able to do any damage to adults, even if they get peckish. Ordinarily people say that mushroom corals are safe, but I have seen a mid-size mushroom trap and eat a salt water acclimated guppy (wild type) so that would be a "with caution".
As for the fry... you're basically down to filter feeders.
 

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