What was your first coral and do you still have it?

[James210ReefLife]

My first 3 were;
Red monti cap, Frog spawn, and Rose bubble tip anemone.
The red monti cap grew to the size of a diner plate, went away for the week, came home and it was mostly gone. Salvaged a piece the size of a dime. Doing well again.
Frog spawn got huge, moved a piece from my 75 to the 45. doing well in the 45 but i believe the filefish enjoyed the ones in the 75.
RBTA.... one... one, the size of a quarter.... Split so many times I lost count at 40.

 

[Bkendall]

Also started with GSP. Now isolated to its own island. Even survived a house fire along with my toadstool and clowns. Still going strong after two years.

 

[Katrina71]

GSP. Yes.

 

[Tom Blevins]

My first coral was Ora Chips and do not have anymore but wish I did.

 

[DaneGer21]

Only remains of the “frag pack” I first got in 2008 was a Red cap, still have it.

I’ve thrown more in the trash over the years then I currently have lol.

 

[Prestigereef]

Only remains of the “frag pack” I first got in 2008 was a Red cap, still have it.

I’ve thrown more in the trash over the years then I currently have lol.

lol I'm exactly the same with my monti cap

 

[vetteguy53081]

Zoas and xenia and after a leak and major loss, no longer have them

 

[Hemmdog]

An unknown monti I bought for $10 at a LFS.

I sold the colony but saved a small frag, so technically I still have it.

That’s a nauti spiral. Not a $10 coral at all

 

[oldbob50]

First one was a green zoa colony rock. It's pictured in my icon on this site. I still have it, the colony is twice as big as when I got it and I have one 10 polyp frag from it.

 

[Sierra_Bravo]

That’s a nauti spiral. Not a $10 coral at all

You're right, it is. But at the time neither I nor the LFS owner knew it. And that's why it was indeed a $10 coral.

 

[Hemmdog]

You're right, it is. But at the time neither I nor the LFS owner knew it. And that's why it was indeed a $10 coral.

Lucky guy! Mine just died a few weeks ago

 

[Tastee]

My tank isn’t that old, but my first was an Australian Neon Green Sinularia, first introduced Oct 17. I nearly killed it over-dosing Phos-Correx to address a phosphate issue (bad test kit told me I still had high phosphate when I didn’t), but after a bit of surgery it pulled through and is doing great.

 

[drblakjak55]

Duncan. Three years. One of few survivors of total tank crash this summer.

 

[undbulsu]

GSP. But at least I knew to isolate it by reading these boards. Here it is today

 

[Oliver d]

This what ever this Zoa is.Was given a rock with 4 polips on it. Today its a colony that has been split into two and many frags have been given away

 

[Prestigereef]

This what ever this Zoa is.Was given a rock with 4 polips on it. Today its a colony that has been split into two and many frags have been given away

Did the clam come with it?

 

[Oliver d]

No the clam was on a piece of live rock I collected from one of the local beaches and the zoa colony simply enclosed it.

 

[RichReef]

Any pictures

 

[Gonebad395]

Mine was Xenia and heck no it’s been gone

 

[Dr. Dendrostein]

What was your first coral and do you still have it?
If not what happened to it?

It might also be interesting to know when you started in the hobby as well, to see if peoples first corals have changed over the years because advancements in the hobby have made them easier to keep.

Mine was a finger coral, starting as a single finger and getting to 1.5feet wide before I eventually sold it. I started 11 years ago

Mine was scleronephthya orange. No more, bummer