What is the easiest coral to keep in a relatively new reef tank (post cycle of course)

[JamieTotten1996]

What it says in the title, what is the NUMBER ONE easiest coral to keep? In accordance to hardiness and maybe beauty!

 

[Sebastiancrab]

Hi Jamie, I got my "feet wet" with one mushroom. Now I have a couple of leather mushrooms, and 3 ricordeas. I think they are all as easy to keep. The ricordeas are really pretty!

 

[JamieTotten1996]

Hi Jamie, I got my "feet wet" with one mushroom. Now I have a couple of leather mushrooms, and 3 ricordeas. I think they are all as easy to keep. The ricordeas are really pretty!

Thank you for your reply

 

[muggle0981]

I havent strayed too far into difficult corals in 15 years

mushrooms
Hammers
Colt coral
Toadstool

have had success with

 

[fachatga]

I got a nepthea leather. Really fast grower. Got it like 6 weeks in.

 

[Pistondog]

Xenia is very easy.

 

[bg2311]

Green star polyp.

 

[SchrutesReefs]

I would avoid any euphyllia at the moment, they are too pricey to risk losing in a new tank. That being said, I agree with the others. Mushrooms, leathers, zoas for softies. If your other parameters are STABLE you could go with a monti cap or possibly a birdsnest for an SPS. Fairly cheap and decent growers that are tolerable.

 

[Sebastiancrab]

Xenia is very easy.

I agree and have one too but just know that it is like a weed and spreads very well!

 

[JumboShrimp]

Quite a few different Leathers in here— all easy as first additions. Best wishes!

 

[atomos]

when my son setup his 20G, he picked out a nice ricordea, duncan and red sea xenia

 

[muggle0981]

Most these i would say are easy

 

[James_O]

GSP, cheap palys, and ricordea mushrooms.

I havent strayed too far into difficult corals in 15 years

mushrooms
Hammers
Colt coral
Toadstool

have had success with

Don’t get hammers in a new tank - that’s never a good idea. New tanks are just too unstable.

 

[JamieTotten1996]

Thank you everyone for the replies, I really like the look of those pulsing xenias!!

 

[Townes_Van_Camp]

Xenia is very easy.

I alway kill it.

 

[Sebastiancrab]

Thank you everyone for the replies, I really like the look of those pulsing xenias!!

I really like mine. You need to keep it on it's own stand alone rock. Pieces break off and float to a new location to reproduce also.

 

[KK's Reef]

For hardiness and color, I'd have to go with acans and encrusting montis.

 

[vetteguy53081]

LPS- leathers
SPS- stylopora

 

[HomebroodExotics]

Xenia, Duncans, Mushrooms, GSP, and you got a sweet tank going easy.

 

[Bccarty151]

Zenias and gsp are cool and easy til they show up in the front seat of your car.....or dresser drawer....shower .....bed....etc