What are some peaceful corals?

[saltyfish24]

I can't stand fish fights, so the fish I've picked for my aquarium are pretty chill. Looking for the same with corals for a beginner. I don't like the idea of chemical warfare and stinging corals that can eat my fish/shrimp/snails.

What are some peaceful corals? One that won't nuke your tank, hurt your fish.

I have GSP so far, and it's cool.

 

[SimonMo]

Most soft corals aren't agressive. For sure the most agreesive ones are LPS corals. But you'd have a lot of bad luck if any coral would kill your fish or shrimp. Maybe Catalaphyllia or some anemones... But corals aren't that murderous creatures if you aren't a plankton:upside-down-face: To avoid coral wars just don't put them close to each other:)

 

[MossyFroggyLove]

IME mushrooms and zoas are the best

 

[Alexraptor]

Something to keep in mind though, is that ALL corals are competitive for space. So if they don't/can't attack neighboring corals, they will still try to physically overgrow/smother them.

 

[VintageReefer]

almost all of them are fine if you give a little space

Avoid anemones

 

[Mr. Mojo Rising]

I'm not familiar with any (hobby) corals that will "nuke the tank or hurt (a healthy) fish", this is misinformation.

The majority of hobby corals are peaceful if a few inches of space are left between them, only a few corals have very long sweeper tentacles that will kill everything it touches. Just like your fish, you have to pick adequately peaceful corals.

 

[saltyfish24]

IME mushrooms and zoas are the best

Zoas - the palytoxin kinda worries me. I don't want to have to "watch out" for it.
Mushrooms - I've read that hairy mushrooms are semi aggressive? I guess semi-aggresive just means they grow over other things. But I've also read they release some chemicals and some people run charcoal to take care of that?

 

[Gumbies R Us]

I've never heard of mushrooms bothering people before, but that is just me. Like others have said, just about any coral you put in your tank will be safe.

 

[MossyFroggyLove]

Zoas - the palytoxin kinda worries me. I don't want to have to "watch out" for it.
Mushrooms - I've read that hairy mushrooms are semi aggressive? I guess semi-aggresive just means they grow over other things. But I've also read they release some chemicals and some people run charcoal to take care of that?

I dont know about that, but my mushrooms are very peaceful and has never moved from their spot. About the "releasing chemicals", I dont know about that, but I do have charcoal in my canister filter ever since I got it. About zoas, idk too, I am kinda of a newbie though I know that the mushrooms and zoas in my tank and the one for sale at my lfs is completely safe. My mushrooms have never grown bigger or multiplied, but I cant say the same for zoas. The fastest growing zoa colony in my tank has like 3-7 new polyps every month. Idk if that is slow, but for me it is fast.

 

[Faurek]

ALL corals fight in their own way, you just need to be diligent and plant corals in a way they don't sting each other.
Families close to each other and space between corals that will sting.