Suggestions for SPS sticks to start with

[Cathics88]

Looking for places to shop online for individual or packs of some branching sps. Any advice or suggestions appreciated! Let's start with medium difficulty or less. thanks!

 

[Reginald Reefer III]

Looking for places to shop online for individual or packs of some branching sps. Any advice or suggestions appreciated! Let's start with medium difficulty or less. thanks!

@Battlecorals - talk with Adam and he will hook you up!

 

[Dburr1014]

Looking for places to shop online for individual or packs of some branching sps. Any advice or suggestions appreciated! Let's start with medium difficulty or less. thanks!

Do you have a local club? This is the cheapest and easiest way to get testers to see if your ready.

No offense to battle corals but at shipping and the price you'll pay for a pack to watch them die is not going to be fun.

Birds nest people say are easy but they are really finicky. Stay away from them.

Bonsi or green Slimer are easy.

 

[JohnNYC8]

Looking for places to shop online for individual or packs of some branching sps. Any advice or suggestions appreciated! Let's start with medium difficulty or less. thanks!

I would check out coral auctions to get a feel for price. You should get good value for intermediate level corals. SBB has a big auction going on right now.

If your tank is young I’d start with a birdsnest. They look awesome when they're small and when they grow out to colony size.

If you have long term stability, TSA did a great video on intermediate SPS. They give lots of good recommendations for branching SPS.

I’d also look for any coral that’s been in the hobby for a long time. That’s a great indicator for hardiness. Bali Green Slimer is a great one. You see them growing in nanos and the most amazing display tanks.

 

[Reginald Reefer III]

Do you have a local club? This is the cheapest and easiest way to get testers to see if your ready.

No offense to battle corals but at shipping and the price you'll pay for a pack to watch them die is not going to be fun.

Birds nest people say are easy but they are really finicky. Stay away from them.

Bonsi or green Slimer are easy.

He has a ton of 'easy' and 'cheap' options including stylos and birdsnest. It's not just high-end acros.

 

[Science/G]

Anacropora are easy. Smoothskin Acropora for the most part fit the bill as well. Acropora that have been in the hobby for a while, probably come next. Tricolor Valida, Strawberry Shortcake, Garf Bonsai, Rainbow Loom, Oregon Tort, PC Rainbow, Paletta pink tip, Hawkins Echinata, to name a few.

 

[Dburr1014]

He has a ton of 'easy' and 'cheap' options including stylos and birdsnest. It's not just high-end acros.

Yes, I understand that. I totally respect coral Growers making a business.
I have the feeling OP is testing the water in the sps world. I was simply pointing out that local is the best place to get test a piece.
If the tank is not ready, OP will know in short time.

 

[fishface NJ]

Garf Bonsai
Red Robin
Shocktart
Tricolor Valida
Voodoo Majick
PC Rainbow

 

[leewish]

I’d say start with some simplier sps first. Red or green digi, purple stylo, monti cap. Can get them cheap locally. After you keep them consider trying some other sticks.